Noel McCarthy (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to raise the need for the development of the IDA site in Fermoy in my constituency of Cork East. Formerly the Fitzgerald Camp Army barracks, the site was handed over by the Department of Defence to the IDA some 23 years ago but it has, unfortunately, remained idle since. This is a massive shame considering the associated infrastructure is in place on-site. However, no tenants have been found in that time. The site is in a prime location only five minutes from the M8 motorway, the main Cork to Dublin route. I am sure the Minister agrees that the development of such a site would be an enormous boost for businesses in Fermoy and across the Blackwater region as a whole. Therefore, I am asking the Minister to examine the matter and to liaise with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to see what can be done to finally kickstart the development of this site.

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