National Development Plan
Dail Éireann — 2020-12-17
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David Stanton (FG), Cork East

I thank the Tánaiste for his comprehensive response. When does he expect the national development plan review to be completed? He referred to capital infrastructure. Does he envisage that the plan will include areas of the country that have been left out of development up to now, including towns that have not seen any major growth in employment? With the roll-out of broadband, will he be looking at towns such as Youghal in County Cork, in my constituency, with a view to increasing employment there? Will he encourage IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland to focus on towns like that, which could now become seriously important in terms of providing employment?

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Sitting date: 2020-12-17