We do not want to delay the passage of the Bill but we may have overlooked one thing. We want to emphasise again to the Minister of State
— and we appreciate the constructive approach she has adopted to this Bill — that we hope she will have the necessary influence on her colleagues to bring about changes in the IDA.
I want to make a point about IDA activities overseas — attracting overseas investment and the IDA'S involvement — which is urgently necessary to revitalise this industry. There is a need to get the enterprise of the IDA involved in attracting foreign investment and entrepreneurs to get this working. To a large extent the industry here is dependent on a few enterprising innovative developers and prospectors. There is a basic necessity for further support for those people by attracting overseas investment. The Minister should emphasise to her colleagues that the IDA should actively pursue that.