Nicky McFadden (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 493: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views regarding jobs at the Eircom call centre in Athlone; if consolidation plans are being made for Athlone call centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23543/11]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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The Programme for Government has job creation and retention at its core. The Government is committed to having the right policies in place that will support and grow our enterprise base in order to facilitate both job creation and job retention. I have emphasised to the telecoms network owners that I wish to see them deliver the required underlying infrastructure to sustain current employment and to generate employment growth. I do not however have any statutory authority to direct private companies, such as eircom, to invest in particular regions or to retain or allocate employment posts in particular areas.