Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Increasing Employment through Training: Innopharma Labs
1:30 pm
Dr. Ian Jones:
We would certainly consider doing so. I must be honest and state that I do not know much about the programme to which the Chairman refers or the opportunities available to expand into the rest of Europe. However, we would be interested in understanding more about this issue. We know, for example, that the Spanish pharmaceutical market is similar in size to the market in Ireland, employing approximately 40,000 employees directly and indirectly. The Irish and Spanish markets are, therefore, a good fit, as is the market in Italy. There may be opportunities elsewhere, particularly in areas where unemployment levels are high, notably among those aged under 25 years. With good science and engineering qualifications, there could be a good fit.
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