Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. The opportunities really are there. Our opportunities are more likely to relate to how we can increase the scale of the employers which are currently here, and how we can encourage them to have more operations and functions located here. If one looks at where we stand from an employer point of view, the breadth of employer and the breadth of investor we have at the moment is almost as high as it could be. As such, our focus should be on how we encourage and incentivise existing employers to locate more here. We have done so well to date but there are more opportunities in the future. As I have said, the IDA will lead in this, as will the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. We will help in any way we can while of course being mindful of our mandate in relation to financial stability and the need for proper and effective regulation.

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