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

I would be happy to. We see four growth areas at this time. First is digital. We are trying, in line with the White Paper on enterprise, to get to 90% digital intensity by 2030. In healthcare, cell and gene therapy is a huge growth area, as well as other healthcare mechanisms. We hope to bring AI into that sphere, which will be key. In sustainability, we have had about 93 investments through IDA in its last strategy. That will be key to reducing our emissions by 35% by 2030. Customers of significant employers demand that. We see in the CSRD and other reporting requirements how important that will be. On semi-conductor activity, we are looking at establishing three large-scale sites to attract investment. The north west is a key area we will be looking at regarding the next Intel for Ireland. We need utility-rich strong sites that can reduce lead times and provide certainty for big employers and investors looking at our country.

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