My motion stems from the announcement yesterday by TexTech in Kilkenny that it is to cease operations within the next two to three weeks. This announcement is obviously a tragedy for the 70 people employed there, particularly for many who would have been workers in the Fieldcrest plant in Kilkenny which closed about 18 years ago. Many of the workers in TexTech took up employment there after being laid off in Fieldcrest and therefore it is the second time they have been laid off in a 15 to 20 year period. I am interested to know what the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Harney, is proposing to do in the north Kilkenny region in particular.