Dáil debates
Thursday, 20 February 2025
Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions
Enterprise Policy
2:50 am
Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North-West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
It sounds like there is a great deal of background work going on. I will focus on one sector of enterprise. Cork County Council has had successful sites in which it supported smaller enterprises: Macroom E, for example, and a number of others across the county. As these smaller enterprises grow, they need additional space to expand. Enterprise Ireland and IDA's focus is international and large scale, so this group of businesses falls between two stools. They are not big enough for IDA or Enterprise Ireland and they have outgrown their facility in Cork County Council. A focus should be on these often indigenous organisations, whether they trade locally, nationally or internationally, to ensure there is a space for them. IDA should recognise that.
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