Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)

My aim is that we will be able to do this over multiple budgets and try to make progress on these matters. As the Deputy stated, this is a part of our economy that is growing. There is a case for it growing faster within the EU overall. The sector raised multiple issues over a few years that we considered in a more careful and systemic way in the Funds Review 2030, which the Deputy just acknowledged. There are 42 recommendations within the review and some of them could be quite costly. Few of them are simple. We need to look at how, over a number of budgets, we can make progress on them.

It is very encouraging to hear Deputies raise the sector today, as it is now employing people in many constituencies across the country. This is a considerable change and one of the reasons I will consider the points raised by the Deputy.

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