Firms urged to tap into potential of West

INDIGENOUS and multinational investors in the western region will be rewarded with a large pool of educated, highly skilled and enthusiastic workers, according to Lisa McAllister, chief executive of the Western Development Commission (WDC).

She was speaking at the launch of the WDC’s 2005 annual report at Ireland West Airport in Knock.

According to the WDCs recent “Look West” campaign aimed at attracting people to work and live in the west of the country, almost three-quarters of the 1,016 people who have already registered their interest in moving to the region to work have a third-level qualification, while two-thirds are in the 20-35 age group. The most popular sectors where they want employment are IT, finance, education, health and sales/marketing.