Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

What about Lipitor, the drug that will go off patent in 2011? What steps is the Department taking to address that? This is coming down the tracks. We do not want another Dell situation where the change is well signalled in advance, yet we are fumbling when the job announcement happens. There are serious questions around these companies and people working in them are concerned about their futures. They want to see that the Government is proactive in addressing potential job losses.

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