Three hundred and sixty-four jobs are due to be cut at VMware in Ballincollig, Cork city, in the near future, possibly as early as next month. I expect this to have a big impact on what, for want of a better phrase, I will call the tech ecosystem in Cork. It will have considerable knock-on effects. The Minister for enterprise, Deputy Coveney, and IDA Ireland need to make replacement investment and replacement jobs a top priority. Will the Minister tell the House what steps have been taken and what, if anything, has been achieved on this front? It is a key question for Ballincollig and for hundreds of workers with mortgages and families.

I am not aware of the steps but understand from the Deputy's question that the loss of the jobs has not occurred yet. I will follow up with the Minister, Deputy Coveney. In any instance of a large lay-off, redundancy or other arrangement, for example Tara Mines or a range of recent examples back through the years, this and any government works on a partnership basis and acts locally to try to get IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and other agencies involved to provide employment. I do not have the details of the case but will pursue it with the Minister.

We will be watching very closely.