Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

These jobs are in addition to the 200 jobs announced by Nypro only a couple of weeks ago. It is welcome that so many jobs have been announced for the south east. It needs many more jobs, as do other counties throughout the country. The Government is working towards the creation of jobs and is currently creating 1,000 jobs a month and hopes to increase on this significantly over the coming years.

Senator O'Neill also raised the issue of animal welfare. I refer him to the telephone number I provided earlier to Senator Leyden when he raised the same matter.

Senator Conway referred to the benefits of independence for Shannon Airport and he noted the great co-operation between the airport company and the community in the fodder crisis.

Senator Sheahan called for the extension of the fuel allowance.