Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source

The former Johnson & Johnson ALZA plant in Cashel is a state-of-the-art facility. Unfortunately, it has been vacant for some time and I thought there would have been a stronger push by the IDA to fill the plant. In the town of Cashel, 1,060 people are on the live register. The town needs employment and there is no doubt it should be possible to install a new occupant in the plant. This is particularly true in light of the other flagship pharmaceutical and medical industries in the county, Abbott Ireland Vascular Division, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Boston Scientific and others. I ask the Minister and the IDA to ensure the plant is occupied as soon as possible.

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