Seanad debates
Tuesday, 18 February 2003
Finance and Related Matters: Statements.
Reference was made to the loss of industry and jobs. It is always traumatic for people when that happens. However, we have got better in recent years, partly because of the confidence we have managed to create, in finding replacement industries. Only yesterday a replacement industry was announced for Roscrea, which is good news. There were big job losses in Clonmel three or four years ago, but we managed to obtain replacement industries. I hope the industrial agencies will be able to attract replacement jobs in most cases. People referred to there being job losses every day. I accept that there have been job losses, but the figure is not remotely like that in the period 1983 to 1984 when major industries such as Dunlop, Ford and Verolme closed.
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