Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
IDA Ireland: Chairperson Designate
Mr. Feargal O'Rourke:
We will certainly feed that back in. I understand exactly what the Deputy means in that, for Gentex in Athlone, which was a textile manufacturer for many years, the tide had gone out by the late 1970s. However, other industries, such as Elan, came in. I understand the impact of the disappearance of a large traditional employer on a town and also the efforts needed to reinvigorate such a town. We will certainly relay the Deputy's point to the executive.
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