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UNION _ representatives are to meet tomorrow (Wednes- day) with Enterprise Minister Michael Martin to discuss his decision to axe Shannon De- velopment’s industry brief in favour of the IDA.
SIPTU Branch Secretary, Tony Kenny said that the un- ion’s aviation and _ industrial
branches, “totally condemn what is being done to Shannon Development”.
In a statement issued yes- terday, the union said that for the “last 15 years, the IDA has been responsible for promoting every part of the region except the Shannon Free Zone and has been woefully inadequate in producing results. Shannon De-
velopment, however, delivered 12 new foreign direct invest- ment projects to the Shannon Free Zone in the last five years, while the IDA could only man- age two for the entire region in the same period. The number of jobs in these Shannon Develop- ment companies has grown by more than 18 per cent while the IDA job number have increased by only 0.01 per cent.”