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- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: The Minister, Deputy Bruton, has been dealing with the company on this issue. They have been engaging on a continuing basis to minimise the impact on jobs in Ireland. The Minister has met the company's European chief executive officer, Mr. Mayer, and its global chief executive officer, Mr. Moss. He has remained in regular contact with them throughout the process. At the direction of the...
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: That is why, for example, the Government is seeking to get additional investment and additional jobs in this country.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: I went on a trade mission to Japan and Korea last week. We will meet officials from India this week. We are pursuing a strategy of attracting investment from Asia.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: We convened the successful Global Irish Economic Forum to bring together the many people who have goodwill towards Ireland. We hope they will be in a position to move investment decisions in Ireland's direction.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: We are very appreciative of the fact that President Clinton, who was at that event, is willing to convene a meeting of corporate leaders in the United States.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: We hope that will bring about increased investment in jobs in this country.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: I thank Deputy McDonald for her exceptional and unusual praise for the Government's efforts to bring about investment and jobs.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: As I said, the Aviva workers who are quite rightly seeking to protect their jobs and minimise the job losses in the company have the full support of the Government.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: It means the Minister, Deputy Bruton, who is directly responsible, is already engaging with the company.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: He has had a considerable amount of talk with that company.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: The same can be said of the State agencies and that will continue.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: The strategy the Government is pursuing in the work it is doing is to increase investment in jobs in this country. We are pursuing that vigorous strategy everywhere we can. We want to attract investment into this country and create jobs. It is an unfortunate fact that from time to time, jobs will be lost in one company or another for a variety of reasons.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: No. The Deputy should not be smart about it.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: People losing their jobs is a very serious matter.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: People are very worried this morning about losing their jobs and the consequences for them.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: It needs to be taken a little more seriously than just the kind of political opportunism Deputy McDonald is engaged in.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: The Government is in discussions with the company in question and those discussions will continue.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: The State agencies will continue to support the workers in the company.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: I have given my views on how the company has handled the situation.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Oct 2011)
Eamon Gilmore: We will do everything we can to minimise job losses in the company.