Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of urgent public interest, namely, the necessity for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the actions he intends to take to ensure alternative employment opportunities are created for vulnerable construction sector workers, many of whose jobs are likely to go in the years ahead. Employment in the construction sector is already beginning to fall. A further fall in construction employment, which is almost inevitable, will have particularly dire consequences for regional areas which lack alternative employment opportunities because the outgoing Government allowed job losses across regional towns to be camouflaged by the then buoyant construction sector.

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