Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Geoghegan has laid out a compelling case, with which I agree, regarding Europe's place in the world and what we have built up in the Single Market and by means of the rule of law. The argument we need to make is that if people invest in Ireland and Europe, if they employ people in Europe and if they want to create new ideas and be entrepreneurs in Europe, they will do so in a very stable environment in which they can be clear about the rules of regulation, trade and taxation. We need to make the case for this and we will do so in the time to come.

With regard to Deputy Connolly's point on diversification, we need to continue to diversify our economy. This is not something we will be starting, however, because it is already under way. For many decades we have we have been supporting our indigenous employers through Enterprise Ireland. We have also diversified the number of international employers we have but we need to continue this work.

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