Wicklow TD Brady Says IDA Point Blank Refuse To Meet Over Stalled Greystones Media Campus

Wicklow TD John Brady is left feeling confused and disappointed as the CEO of the IDA has refused a meeting request to discuss stalled plans for the Greystones Media Campus.

The IDA has refused to meet a Wicklow TD to discuss the stalled Greystones Media Campus development.

 The €300m campus was due to open last year and was set to be Ireland's largest film and TV studio, when plans were first announced in 2022.

Sinn Féin TD for Wicklow, John Brady, has expressed disappointment following confirmation that the CEO of the IDA has refused a meeting request to discuss the stalled plans.

Taoiseach Micheal Martin had told Deputy Brady in the Dáil this month.

He said:

“I'm not familiar with the background reasons as to why the project has not proceeded at this stage or is not proceeding”.

Deputy Brady's response was one of bemusement...

“The refusal by the CEO of the IDA to meet with me about the Greystones Media Campus is absolutely unacceptable”

“It only deepens what is already a cloak of silence around this issue. Nobody – not the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, IDA or any member of this government will answer basic questions about why this project has not progressed and where the public money has gone.”

Deputy Brady explained the IDA has sold the land on a 999-year lease to Greystones Media Campus Owner Ltd, subject to a contractual clause requiring the delivery of the Media Campus.

Deputy Brady added

“We are told the IDA is ‘engaging’ with the tenant, but nobody will explain what that actually means. There is no transparency about what those discussions involve, what timeline is in place, or what consequences – if any – exist if the development does not proceed,”