Larry Butler (Fianna Fail)

This is an important issue because jobs will be lost. The other side of the House has often complained about how the Government is not paying attention. If this problem is occurring in one local area, it is occurring elsewhere. For example, there are problems in counties Kildare and Meath. In Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, developments worth approximately €10 billion, which is an enormous amount, are being held up.

I call on the Leader to bring the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to the House to examine the problems. Major multinational companies such as SoftCo, which employs significant numbers, will not put up with this type of problem for long. The matter is urgent and I would like an immediate response from the Leader and the Minister, if possible. It is important that the latter deal with this matter.

Areas of counties Kildare and Meath also are affected. I would like to know what managers are doing to take responsibility for ensuring that employment and the development of the counties, which is in question, are safeguarded Another major problem arises in this respect regarding the science and technology park in Cherrywood. This should be dealt with as a matter of urgency.