Frank Feighan (Fine Gael)

I thank Senator Bannon for sharing his time with me. I was at a meeting in Rooskey last Wednesday night at which great anger and concern was expressed that this factory could be lost to the area. Just 13 or 14 months ago, before the fire, this factory had been due to expand and its workforce increased. There is a suggestion that the main reason the factory is moving away from Rooskey is that Government Ministers represent the constituencies to which it is proposed to move the factory's capacity. I ask the Minister of State to refute that suggestion. Will the Minister of State ask the Tánaiste to set up a special task force to replace the jobs in this area, which has become a black spot? We have cross-party support on this matter in the Seanad, which is as it should be. In Roscommon, Longford and Leitrim, we are all wearing one jersey and will campaign vigorously to ensure that these jobs are replaced.