Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We need an overall plan for the retention of jobs in west Clare around this critical plant. I support the call for the establishment of a task force involving the Minister's Department and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. The Moneypoint plant is critical infrastructure which has provided significantly for west Clare. Without it, there will simply not be employment opportunities. As such, we need a task force to look at all of the issues that arise. We need to identify an alternative energy source to drive the plant, while retaining jobs which can ground future development.

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