asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if the plan to create 3,500 new jobs over five years in the clothing sector referred to in paragraph 16 of the Programme for National Recovery, implies a real increase in the total numbers employed in the sector or a mere replacement of existing jobs.
Written Answers. - New Jobs in Clothing Sector.
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The 3,500 job target for the clothing sector in the Programme for National Recovery refers to jobs expected to be created by new projects or from the expansion of existing projects over the three year period of the programme to end 1990. This job target does not take account of any job losses that may occur in the sector.