IDA: 'Rough patch' will mean job losses in pharma sector

The Chief Executive of the IDA Barry O'Leary says there will be more job losses in the pharmaceutical sector.

Mr O'Leary said the sector is going through a "rough patch", but he says the total number employed in the sector will increase over the next five years.

There are concerns over the future of the sector after hundreds of job losses were announced at Pfizer, MSD and Baxter in recent weeks.

Chief Executive of the IDA, Barry O'Leary, says the sector will emerge from its current struggles.