Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will certainly see if somebody can go to Longford. We are announcing jobs in Limerick early that morning and I will see if I can get someone to go to that meeting.

Deputy Troy asked me when I heard. Actually, I got a voicemail from him. That was the first indication that I had of trouble in this company.

The Deputy mentioned Abbott Diagnostics and Centre Parc. I have had Centre Parc representatives in my office to ensure that we can hurry up this project and to remove any barriers, and a number of them were mentioned on Monday last in Longford and I will be working on that. I answered the task force question.

Deputy Troy also asked are these jobs gone. I believe they are. The falling price of oil on the global market has impacted and Longford employees are victims of that. My understanding is they have cut significant numbers in Leeds and in other companies around the world that they own because they have over capacity.

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