asked the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism if he will make a statement on the loss of 140 jobs at a manufacturing firm (details supplied) in County Dublin; and the plans (if any) that he has for alternative employment for the persons concerned.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Job Losses in Manufacturing Firm.
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The first indication that I, and the Industrial Development Authority, had that this company were planning to close their diagnostic reagents plant came on Wednesday, 18 January 1984. Immediately on learning of this development, the IDA entered into discussions with the company, with a view to determining whether the redundancies could be averted or postponed, or whether alternative employment could be provided. The company maintained that their decision was irreversible and about 140 employees were laid off on 9 March 1984. Discussions are still proceeding between the IDA and the parent company to explore the options for the Irish operations.
The IDA's plans for the general Dún Laoghaire area included the development of a major new business park at Leopardstown to accommodate quality service industries and the active promotion of their 27,000 sq. ft. advance factory at Sandyford, as well as the vacant factory space on the county council estate there.