Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister said, there have been significant job losses; that is a fact. I met representatives from Intel a couple of weeks ago. While these big employers are incredibly important, the jobs that are being lost are not just in large companies but also in the smaller companies. For every job lost in those industries, there is also a knock-on consequential impact on others depending on that job, right down the chain. We know there are issues. I want to hear if the Minister is engaged specifically. In general terms, he will obviously meet many businesses, trade unions representatives, etc., in his role but is he engaged specifically with the tech sector? Is he concerned or is he content that people are being re-employed in this area? While the headwinds might be choppy and the situation might fluctuate, is he content that the job losses are not something to be overly concerned about?

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