Aidan Davitt (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to talk about a possible upside of Brexit, albeit we have to seize the opportunity.I call on the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to advise whether she has put a strategy in place to target and attract businesses and financial institutions that are likely to move their operations out of Britain as a result of Brexit. Given our skilled workforce, proven track record in financial services and, in the aftermath of the UK's exit, our status as the only country in the EU with English as its first language of business, a targeted campaign could well bring much needed jobs to Ireland. I ask the Minister to target companies aggressively which have an exit strategy from Britain. Last week there was much talk from Fine Gael about Brexit but nothing of substance in this regard in the budget provisions. I propose that funding be put in place to assist Irish entrepreneurs, businesses and Government representatives to attract euro financial jobs from London to Ireland.