Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We have a significant opportunity to attract foreign direct investment and staff into our provincial towns and rural areas. They are nice communities in which to live and work. That is thanks to investment through the urban and rural regeneration funds. We need to market and promote the whole package and not just a select few sites in a select few towns.

We need a unique marketing strategy for every one of our provincial towns, highlighting not just the industrial aspect but the opportunities to live, recreational opportunities and the connectivity that we have not just in our provincial towns but moving out to the rural communities. We need a very focused national and international strategy to bring in that investment.

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