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

While I welcome the engagement of IDA Ireland with the local chamber of commerce and the Tánaiste's visit to BD when that significant investment was announced, the fact is that we have had no spin-off from the Amazon data centre. Data centres are very important for attracting other industries and potential employers that need to be near their data. Could the Tánaiste expand on what further or other actions we can take locally to work with IDA Ireland to attract more industry in?

The commute is killing family life and destroying the quality of life locally. People are telling me they would welcome the designation of Drogheda as a regional growth centre, they would like to see more jobs. There is also a major structural deficit with the northern cross route on the back foot in terms of Government decision and local government interaction. There is a lot of concern locally that the Government is not doing enough to deal with the northern cross route or to attract more industry into our town.

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