Eugene Murphy (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We invite the Minister to our county. He is in a neighbouring county. I know we have to meet at Dr. Hyde Park on Sunday in a big clash, and then another big clash a couple of weeks later. We meet regularly. I know he is regularly in our county. I welcome that he is going to meet with the CEOs on job creation, including Shane Tiernan, the acting CEO in Roscommon. It is very important that we engage the local authorities. The Industrial Development Authority, IDA, Ireland is engaged with the local authorities so that they can be involved in pushing projects forward. I acknowledge that it is not just about the IDA Ireland and foreign direct investment, FDI. There are many Government incentives around job creation. In our local enterprise company, Louise Ward and her staff do fantastic work with businesses as does Enterprise Ireland. My message is that I want more focus on our county, to attract more into it. It has been a long time, particularly in places like Roscommon town, since we have had any FDI. I would like to see that change in the future.