Regional Development
Dail Éireann — 2025-02-20
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Niamh Smyth (FF), Cavan-Monaghan

I thank the Deputy. I will take a note of the specific areas he asked about.
We all want to create the balanced regional development the Deputy has spoken about. The introduction of AI may allow companies to do that and allow people to work in more rural parts. We will focus on that with Enterprise Ireland, the IDA and the LEOs to see how we can support them in achieving that.

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Sitting date: 2025-02-20