Cecilia Keaveney
Ceist:194 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current position in relation to the Donegal task force report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19883/00]
Vol. 523 No. 1
194 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current position in relation to the Donegal task force report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19883/00]
The immediate priority of the Donegal employment initiative was to facilitate re-entry to employment or retraining for all those who lost their jobs in Fruit of the Loom and other plants in Donegal in recent times. A programme of registration interviews was organised by FÁS and all of the redundant workers were offered re-training opportunities.
The longer-term priority of the Donegal employment initiative was to draw up a set of recommendations for establishing Donegal as a prime, competitive and attractive location for job creation. The report of the task force presents a detailed analysis of the development challenge facing the county and recommends a seven year development strategy to implement the investment priorities identified. On receipt of the report, the Government decided that all relevant Departments should examine the report and consider the investment priorities it proposed in drafting the operational programmes of the National Development Plan, 2000-06.