Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I very much appreciate the Minister of State's reply, but we have one business in that town that is expanding rapidly. I was in that man's yard a couple of weeks ago, and the cramped conditions the staff are working in are unbelievable. A number of years ago there was another budding employer in Tipperary town and again he met obstacles and found it impossible to get the infrastructure he needed and he relocated to a different town. We cannot allow this to happen in Tipperary town this time. This employer has 50 employed at the moment with plans to expand further. The asking price and the conditions the IDA has put on the piece of land that would be suitable for him make it economically unviable for him to relocate there. As I said, the county council has been heavily involved along with the enterprise board and we have failed to get a satisfactory solution. This is critical for the commercial life of the town. To lose an employer of that size in Tipperary town would be disastrous. I appreciate that the Minister of State has full knowledge of this and I am very heartened by his answer this evening.

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