The announced closure of the Lapple factory in Carlow will have a detrimental effect on a town and locality which is only coming to terms with the recent closure of the sugar factory according to Fine Gael Cllr Richard Daly.
“I offer my sympathy to the workers and their families employed in the Lapple factory, some of whom I know personally.
The exodus of so many of our manufacturing jobs is a wake up call for a government which has presided over an economy which has become uncompetitive on the world stage. We have government-fuelled inflation which allowed stealth taxes and energy costs to escalate to a point where manufacturers are looking outside the country to continue their business.
The town of Carlow is the latest to pay the price of a mismanaged economy where the policy of “carry on regardless” is putting workers back on the dole queue.
Towns in the commuter belt need secure industry being developed in tandem with the phenomenal housing development. It is not good enough to blame world economic trends for the demise of our industries. We need a re-examination of our competitiveness, the growth of high level value added industries and a halt in the escalating energy, telecom and insurance costs.
This is a serious blow for a workforce who represent a significant financial contribution to the area and I hope that we can start to attract rather than lose industry by developing more attractive economic conditions.” said cllr Daly
“I offer my sympathy to the workers and their families employed in the Lapple factory, some of whom I know personally.
The exodus of so many of our manufacturing jobs is a wake up call for a government which has presided over an economy which has become uncompetitive on the world stage. We have government-fuelled inflation which allowed stealth taxes and energy costs to escalate to a point where manufacturers are looking outside the country to continue their business.
The town of Carlow is the latest to pay the price of a mismanaged economy where the policy of “carry on regardless” is putting workers back on the dole queue.
Towns in the commuter belt need secure industry being developed in tandem with the phenomenal housing development. It is not good enough to blame world economic trends for the demise of our industries. We need a re-examination of our competitiveness, the growth of high level value added industries and a halt in the escalating energy, telecom and insurance costs.
This is a serious blow for a workforce who represent a significant financial contribution to the area and I hope that we can start to attract rather than lose industry by developing more attractive economic conditions.” said cllr Daly
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