Fertiliser Imports and Jobs
Gibbons asks whether increased imports threaten fertiliser jobs, particularly at New Ross, and alleges imported fertiliser is falsely labelled as Irish; Bruton and the Ceann Comhairle say imports are outside this question.
Could the Parliamentary Secretary say whether the quantities of already manufactured fertilisers being imported has increased and if this means that there will be serious danger to the jobs of men working in the fertiliser industry here, particularly in the New Ross fertiliser factory? Does the Parliamentary Secretary agree that the employment situation in New Ross is being seriously aggravated by the sale under false pretences of imported fertiliser packed in bags marked "Made in Ireland"?
Comment on this
Does the Parliamentary Secretary agree that this would be prejudicial to the continuity of employment in the fertiliser industry?
Comment on this
That is still a separate question. Question No. 9 relates solely to the numbers employed.
Comment on this
I asked the Parliamentary Secretary whether there has been an increase in the importation of manufactured fertilisers, and if there has been, will this not lead to a danger to the continuity of employment in the fertiliser industry. This is not a separate question.
Comment on this
The Deputy may wish to raise this question on another question, but it does not relate to this.