THE IDA has been asked to appoint a senior executive with sole responsibility for Kerry to attract more foreign direct investment into the county.
Speaking as figures show a growth of just 37 per cent in IDA supported companies in the south west region, compared with an 86 per cent increase in the south east, Kerry TD John Brassil said the county is depending on scraps from the IDA table.
He has also called for further clarification as to what is happening with the Central Pharma project, in the Kerry Technology Park, following a jobs announcement that was made by the IDA over 12 months ago.
“Kerry needs its own senior executive from the IDA with special responsibility for attracting companies and jobs to Kerry. Dublin is overheating at the expense of counties like Kerry,” he said.
“Unbalanced economic growth has been allowed to develop resulting in two separate economies on the one island”.
The Fianna Fáil TD said the clear message must go out that Ireland doesn’t end at the Red Cow roundabout.
“Kerry is not seeing the same benefits as the east of the country. That is clearly spelt out in the IDAs own figures,” Deputy Brassil said.
He stressed the presence of large multinational companies like Kerry Group, DairyMaster, JRI, Aspen Grove and Fexco show that Kerry is perfectly poised to become a powerhouse of job creation, culture and growth.
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