Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the development of hubs, but I am specifically talking in this case about centres and workspace for manufacturing and processing. We have a great tradition of engineering in Cavan and Monaghan. I have worked along with companies that started with two or three employees in an enterprise space and now are huge employers, having developed their own space. We need the space to enable processors and manufacturers to start their businesses. Those opportunities are there to create jobs in our towns and villages. At the same time there are people who developed a business, literally in their back garden or garage, who want to go to a proper workspace. There is a lacuna in regard to the type of development I would like to see advanced.

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