Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

I agree with Deputy Kenny on the importance of making the Quigley report available. In terms of value for money, the contract concerned succeeded in getting some publicity for the Minister. We shall have to await any other consequences.

I am sure the Minister for Finance shares the concerns of Members on this side of the House regarding the rate of employment attrition this month with job losses especially evident in the more traditional sector. Some 140 jobs have been lost at Kantoher Chickens, 60 at Media Lab Europe——

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