Seanad debates
Wednesday, 23 October 2002
Adjournment Matters. - Redundancy Payments.
I have already mentioned to the House the fact that the IDA still targets large factories for County Donegal. However, we do not have the infrastructure to accommodate them. There are no provisions to implement infrastructural improvements and no funding available for large-scale road projects or broadband connectivity. To take employment seriously in Donegal – the county with the highest rate of unemployment as all political parties attest – we must reconsider our approach. The IDA and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment must seriously look at finding the best way forward to achieve job sustainability. It has been proven that large-scale factories do not work in County Donegal. I have already proposed that we examine the promotion of indigenous industry to harness and foster local job creation. If we do this, we will avoid having to speak constantly of redundancy payments and job losses, as is the case at the moment.
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