Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept much of what the Minister says, but it is disappointing that there were no site visits. Site visits are, presumably, part of the way in which the IDA attracts companies to Ireland, in that it offers a menu of places. I ask the Minister to be conscious of the Drogheda Business and Technology Park which is, in fact, located in County Meath. It has an international financial services company on site, but nothing else. While I underplayed the issue of grants and State support that can be given for Border regions and non-Border regions, that park is in Meath, even though it is called Drogheda, and is not in a Border region. There is a company there, so companies come to these areas. Coca-Cola's European headquarters in County Meath is not far away. That was opened in the last two years. There are reasons for such companies to come to these area and I would like the IDA to support that further.