Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following urgent matter: the lack of support from the Government and the IDA for the proposed Global Pharmaceutical Centre of Excellence, which had intended to locate and establish itself in this country but which unfortunately, because it is getting better concessions and assistance, now apparently will go to the North of Ireland; at a time when everything in our power should be done to set up jobs here and at this late stage I call on the Government and the IDA to wake up and try to keep the proposed jobs here, as the management of the company is bitterly disappointed with the lack of assistance it has been given in its efforts to place the jobs here, while in contrast, Invest Northern Ireland is doing everything it can to attract the jobs to the North.

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