I raise an issue I raised with the Tánaiste before Christmas. The old Amgen site in Carrigtwohill is still sitting there 13 years later. It comprises 188 acres of fully serviced land. IDA Ireland has tried to market the site but because the road infrastructure is so poor, it cannot get anyone to go in there. What is the Government doing to unlock the site and what are its plans and policies in respect to it?

It is a very important site with potential for industrial activity or the attraction of a foreign direct investment project of some considerable scale. I recall that originally Amgen was to invest there and it pulled out for internal company reasons at the time. It subsequently invested in Dublin.

At the time, I remember the speed with which both the county council and governments could act when the prospect of an imminent investment loomed on the horizon. I take the Deputy's point. He would like to get some work done now in advance of that. I am sure we will work with the Minister, Deputy Coveney, in that respect also. I do not think that is a factor that militates against the location of any particular industry. The key issue is the site. If someone makes a decision to locate, it takes a considerable period before everything is ready to get on site.