asked the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism the number of job losses as a result of industrial closures in south-west Cork during 1979.
Written Answers. - County Cork Industrial Closures.
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Manufacturing firms are not obliged to notify me of job losses and there are no official statistics available. However, I am informed by the Industrial Development Authority that they are aware of the closure of one firm in the south-west Cork area during 1979, which resulted in the loss of 17 jobs.