Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Western Development Commission announced this week that County Sligo has suffered the lowest level of employment growth of any county in the past five years. This figure does not surprise me or many others in the north west. I have raised this issue often in this House but there has been no improvement. The reality is that the recovery is barely noticeable in my constituency and it is clear that the Action Plan for Jobs is not working in Sligo and the surrounding region. Will the Taoiseach and, perhaps, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation give consideration to these worrying new figures and indicate that this matter will be examined, quickly and in detail? I am concerned, as are others. As a Government Deputy, I am asked by many people in Sligo and the surrounding region about when we can expect jobs to be created there.

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