Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They are valid points. The Deputy raised the issue of climate. It is critical that we remain competitive. When we see a company like Diageo, the home of the black stuff, spending €100 million to decarbonise its processes over the next five or six years, when we have world leaders like that based here in Ireland and leading by example, it shows the change that is under way. We have to work with the wider economy to ensure we are supporting them. We are the listening voice that articulates and works with businesses to ensure we are supporting them in every way possible. The key message is that we have €165 billion over the next ten years to transform our communities and continue to make our country a leader in competitiveness. It will be important to ensure that this money is spent and those projects are delivered so we are in a prime position to continue to attract investment from across the globe at the rate we currently do.

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