Michael Lowry
Question:82 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will give details of (a) the total number employed, both permanent and seasonal, by Siúicre Éireann cpt., in Thurles, County Tipperary, at the date of the announcement of the closure of the sugar factory, (b) the total number employed at present by the company in Thurles and (c) the total number employed at present in the replacement industries; and their proposals for increasing this number over the next two years.