Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

There are serious concerns for jobs in Ballincollig, County Cork, after US corporation, Broadcom, acquired the semiconductor company VMWare, which employs 1,000 people in the town. Broadcom moved quickly to implement redundancies across the United States after its $69 billion takeover. It has been in correspondence with the Ballincollig workforce, including stating that it was proposing some organisational changes and possible redundancies. There is a six-week review under way; I understand this will be completed in mid-January. Will the Taoiseach ensure the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Coveney, engages with the new owners and impresses upon them that each and every one of those jobs is important to the workers and their families, the town of Ballincollig and the wider community in Cork city?

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