David Cullinane (Sinn Fein)

The Minister of State spoke about potential redeployment from Wexford to Waterford and the criteria with regard to 45 km, but what about redeploying people from Waterford to Wexford? The same criteria could apply, so this is a red herring. The spokesperson for the Department stated the final choice was between Dungarvan and Wexford town. Waterford city was not even considered despite the fact that it is a gateway city and the administrative commercial capital of the south-east region. When will the Government learn that if we do not build up Waterford city as the capital of the south-east region, the south-east region will continue to underperform. If Waterford city performs well the region performs well.