Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

The role of FÁS, the industrial training agency, is of particular importance in providing assistance. The agency's full range of services is made available to the companies generally when redundancies occur.

In the context of Motorola, I have asked FÁS, IDA and Enterprise Ireland to engage with the company with a view to supporting, in every possible way, the workers at the plant. That will be the focus of our attention in the context of working with the employees. I have been in constant contact with local management in that regard.

There is no doubt that Ireland's strengths and competitive advantages have changed in the past decade——

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