A Clare Oireachtas member has called on the government to ensure that Irish contractors and local workers are employed as part of it’s new infrastructure stimulus plan.
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With work to commence on the M18 motorway from Gort to Tuam early next year, a possible new primary care health centre for Ennis and a new school building in Tulla, Fine Gael Senator Tony Mulcahy hopes local jobs will be created as a result.
The government has said it will try ot ensure that Irish workers will be offered jobs on the new road projects and Senator Mulcahy hopes local contractors may also be given preference over foreign companies