Michael D'Arcy (Fine Gael)

You are a tough Acting Chairman. What is the Minister's opinion on foreign direct investment jobs? The previous Government's policy of gateways and hubs effectively meant that some portions of the country were abandoned. We saw that the assessment of the number of jobs was done on a regional basis and then on a county by county basis. In my county there has not been a substantial job announcement in terms of foreign direct investment for many years. I refer to hundreds of jobs. I accept companies like PayPal do not come around very often but does the Minister believe there is any potential for the review of that policy on gateways and hubs? I ask him not to allow the areas that have been abandoned, such as my county of Wexford, to continue to be abandoned?