In this case, the company has excess capacity and four other such sites had already been closed worldwide by the company. This is the key determinant in their decision to initiate a process which is likely to cease production at the plant and to introduce a redundancy programme there, on a phased basis, over the next eighteen months. All 107 jobs will be lost in the process.
I have arranged that IDA and Enterprise Ireland will engage closely with the company regarding the proposed redundancies. They will arrange for a skills-base of the workers involved to be put together quickly in a bid to advertise both the plants and the availability of skills to possible third parties. Any upskilling required will also be assessed. I myself met the general manager of the company last week and we explored all options open to the company. I am confident that the company will do all it can to help the process of finding an alternative use for the facility.