The Mayor of Clare has described today’s announcement of 370 job losses in
as another devastating blow to the manufacturing sector in the Mid West Region.
Fine Gael Councillor Tony said Element Six’s decision to close its manufacturing and distribution activities on its site in Shannon had heightened fears that other multinationals could follow suit by announcing job cuts or plans to relocate elsewhere.
The Mayor confirmed he has sought an emergency meeting with Enterprise
Minister and Tánaiste Mary Coughlan T.D. to discuss what level of access the
Shannon Free Zone will have to any emergency aid received as a result of the
Government’s recent European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF)
application.
The Shannon-based Councillor has also requested that a task
force, similar to that developed in the wake of the Dell’s jobs blow, be
established to specifically deal with the decline of the manufacturing
sector in County Clare.
