asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if his attention has been drawn to the imminent closure of a factory (details supplied) at Tuam, County Galway, with a loss of 110 jobs; that the company has secured orders for a three month period; that the company has sought unsuccessfully to obtain £300,000 either by way of a grant or loan from the IDA to restart the factory; and if his attention has further been drawn to the acute unemployment problem in Tuam at present.
Written Answers. - Tuam (County Galway) Factory.
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While the information sought by the Deputy relates to the day to day responsibility of the Industrial Development Authority and is not a matter in which I have a direct function, nevertheless I can inform him that the company concerned, which ceased production on 6 May 1989 with a loss of 74 jobs, has been in active negotiations with the IDA since its recent change of ownership. I am assured by the IDA that they are making every possible effort to resolve the company's problems.