andMr. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture whether, in the light of paragraph 117 of the 13th Report of the Joint Committee on State-Sponsored Bodies, he will make finance available to ensure that a factory (details supplied) in County Cork remains in operation until a suitable alternative is available.

While I have no funds available to me to subsidise this loss-making enterprise, I have assured the interests concerned that I will do everything I possibly can to see that alternative employment is available when existing operations cease.