Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

——are of the view that I am being blasé about what is happening in Waterford I say to the Deputy, who represents Waterford, that I am not. As outlined during the debate last night, a request was made to the Government and, arising from that, it was not possible to devise an approach that would be acceptable to both the Government and the company. We were not in a position to do that. As I said, however, it is our hope and aspiration that through the restructuring the Waterford Group will find itself in a position where it can deal with the issues appertaining to Waterford and the group in its entirety. I gave an undertaking that in the event of further investment, all the agencies I represent will do all they can to support the company. I can speak to the Deputy in private about the matter after the Order of Business.

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