Bringing jobs to Leinster
Next Generation Jobs for Leinster
Issued : Monday 18 May, 2009
At a Glance - The problem:
- Rising unemployment having huge negative personal, social and economic
- consequences
- Commuter belt counties around Dublin particularly hard-hit
- Fear for the future is preventing even those with safe incomes from spending, which
- is reinforcing the economic downturn
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Summary
Labour's Plan:
- Next Generation Jobs for Leinster
- Exploiting niche emerging technologies and the nascent "green economy"
- Government direct action
- Skills development
- Environmental legislation
- Business supports
- Start up financing
- Technology clustering
Labour's Record:
- 1,000 jobs a week being created when Labour was last in Government
