asked the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy the names of each of the 37 companies operating on the Shannon Industrial Estate which have closed down since the estate was established in 1960; and the individual figures relating to the number of jobs lost by the closure of each of the 37 companies.
Written Answers. - Shannon Industrial Estate.
196.
Following is the information requested by the Deputy:
|
Firms |
No. of Jobs Lost |
|
Affiliated Industries Ltd. |
10 |
|
Chinchilla Ltd. |
4 |
|
W.B. Pink Ltd. |
7 |
|
Progress International Ltd. |
81 |
|
Sony Ltd. |
88 |
|
Rippen Ltd. |
62 |
|
W. Spee Ltd. |
19 |
|
Supersonic Ltd. |
31 |
|
Amphenol Borg Ltd. |
3 |
|
Industrial Components (I) Ltd. |
73 |
|
Ace Industries Ltd. |
5 |
|
Pall (Shannon) Ltd. |
67 |
|
University Computing (S) Ltd. |
33 |
|
Commodore Ltd. |
35 |
|
Bell and Stanton Ltd. |
3 |
|
Clare Chemicals Ltd. |
5 |
|
Callins International Ltd. |
135 |
|
Litton Ltd. |
13 |
|
Dateline Ltd. |
92 |
|
Euromart Ltd. |
3 |
|
Nintine Ltd. |
5 |
|
International Textured Yarns Ltd. |
106 |
|
Irish University Press Ltd. |
88 |
|
Iro Irish Ltd. |
15 |
|
Trixon Ltd. |
5 |
|
Bunratty Handcrafts Ltd. |
7 |
|
Shannon Lapidary Ltd. |
21 |
|
Hamilton Tools Ltd. |
8 |
|
Scripto (Shannon) Ltd. |
87 |
|
Harding Messenger and Sang Ltd. |
7 |
|
Leo Bell Corp. |
5 |
|
Figaro Ltd. |
4 |
|
International Pianos Ltd. |
69 |
|
Piano Teknik Ltd. |
8 |
|
Longford Engineering Ltd. |
11 |
|
Top form |
2 |
|
Chemical Specialities |
3 |
|
Total jobs lost |
1,220 |
The above figures of jobs lost represent the numbers employed at the time of the closures. Employment would, of course, have been higher at various stages prior to the closures.