Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am aware that this question is coming up later, and if I get a chance I will give more detail to the Deputy. There has been a lot of job creation in the north-west region in the past year. I am very pleased with that. Since we launched Project Ireland 2040 jobs creation in Sligo seems to come into the news on monthly basis. I am aware that Deputy McLoughlin has played a very important role in ensuring that investment came to his region.

I will visit Drumshanbo on 25 February to launch the regional enterprise plan for the north west. My Department and its agencies are working towards ambitious targets to ensure employment and investment are distributed as evenly as possible across the State. Significant progress has been made with a lot of job announcements in Sligo. I compliment Sligo on its achievements because since the first Regional Action Plan for Jobs was launched on 30 November 2015 there has been a huge increase in employment in that region.

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