asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he is aware that a firm (name supplied), close on 100 years established in Cork as a wholesale drapery firm and employing close on 300 workers, has been purchased by a Dublin firm whose first action has been to close down the factory and put 300 workers out of employment; and what steps he intends taking to prevent this creation of unemployment.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Closing of Cork Drapery Firm.
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I would refer the Deputy to the written reply I gave to Deputy Barrett on 9th November, 1965.
The reorganisation of a private enterprise firm is not, as the Deputy is aware, a matter in which I could intervene.