Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister's reply and her recent visit to Drogheda. The problem in County Louth is that the county is in the IDA north-east region but the land available for development in the region is one field outside of the town boundary and thus in the Meath IDA mid-east region. Will the Minister address this issue and will she arrange for the IDA executives in Louth and Meath to market this site jointly to ensure that we have people working in the town? Every day, 7,000 people leave Drogheda for work outside of the town. These people would love to work in Drogheda. There is land available in the north-east region but because it forms part of the Meath IDA portfolio, we do not know who is marketing it. I ask the Minister to address the issue.

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