Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, the planned closure of the Well Screen Technologies manufacturing plant in Dublin Road, Celbridge which has operated in the area since 1962 that will result in the loss of 50 manufacturing jobs and a further 150 jobs in the 100 Irish companies which supply services to this manufacturing facility and to call on the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Mary Coughlan, to seek urgent talks with the owners at the factory while being conscious of the fact that the Irish branch of Weatherfords has a full order book, is highly profitable and is only proposing to move to Cyprus to avail of a more favourable tax regime for the company.

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