Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Government will work with the company to see what we can do to get the mine reopened and Tara Deep advanced in order that we can secure the future of the mine for decades ahead. It is not the case that just by being aware of a problem, the Government can save every job and business in the country. The price of zinc has gone down. It has gone way down. What happens when the price of the good or service you produce goes down? That happens, and-----

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