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asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if, in view of the scaling down of Bord na Móna operations in the area, his attention has been drawn to the problem of unemployment in Lanesboro, County Longford; and if he will outline his plans for industrial development in the area.
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asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if, in view of the high rate of unemployment in Granard, County Longford, he will outline the plans he has for industrial development in the area; and if he make a statement on the matter.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 46 and 47 together. The Industrial Development Authority has statutory responsibility for the implementation of national industrial development policy. The information sought by the Deputy in relation to specific plans for industrial development relates to the day-to-day responsibility of the Industrial Development Authority and is not, therefore, a matter in which I have a direct function.
