Written answers
Wednesday, 1 March 2006
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Job Losses
9:00 pm
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 144: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of task forces which have been set up in the past five years arising from job losses in particular areas; the number of employees who lost their jobs for each of the task forces set up; the works undertaken by each of the task forces; and the number of replacement jobs found by each of the various task forces. [8311/06]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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No task forces have been set up in recent years arising from job losses in particular areas. The practice of establishing task forces has changed since the establishment of the county development boards. Rather than establishing a further layer by creating task forces, the relevant CDB is now seen as the body that is best placed to oversee any additional response that is required over and above the work of the industrial development agencies under the auspices of my Department.
I should point out that notwithstanding this, there is currently an interdepartmental group, under the chairmanship of the Secretary General of my Department, which is considering a broad range of issues relevant to the future development of County Donegal.
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