Employment in County Carlow
Crotty asked about plans for further employment in Carlow. After the Minister cited approved projects and available industrial land, Manning sought firm job figures; Reynolds said the detailed information was not yet available and offered to provide it later.
asked the Minister for Industry and Energy his plans to provide further employment in Carlow town and county.
Comment on this
I am informed that in the past two years the Industrial Development Authority approved a total of 85 projects for County Carlow which have an associated job potential of approximately 800 at full production. Many of these new jobs have yet to come on stream. In addition, the IDA have nearly 40 acres of land available at four sites in County Carlow for industrial development. The IDA will continue to vigorously promote Carlow for suitable industrial projects.
Comment on this
I am aware in my short time here that the Minister is master of IMI jargon which hides real meaning. Could he tell us in clear, simple language how many jobs have been provided in County Carlow, how many jobs will be provided there and how many jobs will be there at the end of this year? I am not asking for vague projections or plans. How many jobs will be provided?
Comment on this
The Deputy is well aware that it takes a long time to compute the precise information needed here. I have asked the IDA in relation to this area to extract information which is as close as possible so that I can have it circulated to the Deputies who then will have the opportunity of coming back to me. The procedure must be changed in order to get the precise information. The information which the Deputy has asked me for is not available to me in my file here but I am prepared to make it available to the Deputy when it is available to me.
Comment on this
Sorry, Deputy Manning, you are not allowed to make statements only to ask questions.
Comment on this
Can the Minister state how many jobs have been lost in County Carlow and how many jobs there will be, without going into all of the provisos, out-clauses and sub-clauses? How many jobs will there be in County Carlow over the next few years as a result of the Minister's plan?
Comment on this
I remind the Deputy that the question put down to me concerned my plans to provide further employment in Carlow town and that the specific information he is asking is not available on that question. If he wishes to put down a question on a specific matter I will be only too glad to reply.
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