Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)

An important two-day information fair will take place in the South Court Hotel on 11 and 12 February. Up to 40 agencies will be available at that forum to answer the questions of the 2,800 workers who have been contacted. Yesterday, we appointed Mr. David Smyth of FÁS to act as a link person with regard to the implementation of the globalisation fund in the mid-west. He has already established a relationship with the workers' group. I have given a commitment to visit Limerick again at the end of February to meet all concerned and to reflect on the two-day fair. We have also said that a full review of the globalisation response in the mid-west will take place in June of this year, for example, to ensure its expenditure profile is on target.

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