asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce whether he is aware of the acute unemployment position in Monasterevan, County Kildare; whether he has received a request from the local town development association for the establishment of an industry at Monasterevan, and whether, having regard to the serious unemployment position in the town, and its suitability as a site for an industry, he will use the good offices of his Department to facilitate the establishment of an industry in the town.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unemployment in Monasterevan.
I am aware of the energetic efforts made by the Monasterevan Town Development Committee to secure the establishment of industries at Monasterevan and have promised it that, within the limits of my powers, I will give every assistance to any satisfactory project which it may promote.