Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)

I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent, public and national concern, namely, the proposed redundancies at Lakeland Dairies at the end of this year as part of a restructuring plan which will impact most severely on County Monaghan and, particularly, on the small community of Lough Egish, County Monaghan, where all 60 jobs in the agri-stores and milk drying operations are to go; the devastating effect this body blow will have on the local economy; the additional four jobs in Carrickmacross that are also affected by the Lakelands layoff; and I call on the Departments of Agriculture and Food and Enterprise, Trade and Employment, together with Enterprise Ireland to liaise with staff representatives to salvage the maximum number of these jobs for the Lough Egish and Carrickmacross communities.

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