Seanad debates

Thursday, 24 May 2012

11:00 am

Photo of Mary WhiteMary White (Fianna Fail)

-----decision in a number of years that a computer company has made regarding Ireland. The chips will be made at Intel's site in Leixlip. Some 4,000 Irish people work in Intel. The building of the new fab unit will create many construction jobs and the development will create many high-tech opportunities. However, Ireland has a shortage of skills. I call on the Deputy Leader to invite the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, to the House urgently to discuss the lack of skills that are necessary to take up these jobs in the computer industry. PayPal in Dundalk needs people to speak 14 languages. I do not understand why the new FÁS - SOLAS - and the Department of Social Protection cannot get off their you-know-whats-----

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