David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for that positive response and encourage him to continue in that vein. Is he aware of the potential for the shared island fund to be used in conjunction with Cork and Belfast to maximise the development of infrastructure? Will he commit to going to the Department of the Taoiseach to support that initiative in order to maximise Powering Prosperity? This is what we want. We want the jobs and the technology to be here in Ireland, not elsewhere. We need the infrastructure on-site and on land. Cork has the only planning permission in place but it will run out next year, so there is an imperative to move quickly on this. It is serious. Will the Minister of State commit to working on the shared island fund with the Department of the Taoiseach to see if there is the potential to get money urgently? Some 30% will not be enough and it is also very slow.

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