James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for clarification by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation regarding the measures he is putting in place to prevent the closure of B3 Cables and secure the 100 plus jobs at the plant which are under threat, as the company is now in receivership, with a mere six days to find a buyer, and the retention of this company is of the utmost importance to the economic viability of County Longford and to the highly skilled workers concerned. The loss of 100 jobs in Longford is the equivalent of the loss of more than 1,000 jobs in Dublin. We need to do all we can to support the workers and, more important, to ensure the Government has done all it can to prevent job losses. Fianna Fáil has allowed Longford to become an unemployment blackspot.

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