John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Senator will have to admit that there is a lot of straight talk in the reply I have given him. Action is being taken and it is yielding results, as is clear from various job creation announcements, the plan by IDA Ireland to build an advance manufacturing facility as well as the enormous investment by Glanbia on the Waterford-Kilkenny border. A lot of new jobs are being created in the region, irrespective of the location of the offices of the IDA. This Government has delivered a considerable amount for the south-east region in the short time it has been in office and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation is determined to deliver more. No Government has been as committed to the south-east region as this one.