High-skills jobs the future, declares Minister

Ireland must focus on highly-skilled R&D employment because it can not compete effectively with other low-cost economies for manufacturing jobs anymore, Enterprise Minister Micheál Martin declared today.

High-skills jobs the future, declares Minister
Wed, 20 Jul, 2005 - 15:35

Ireland must focus on highly-skilled R&D employment because it can not compete effectively with other low-cost economies for manufacturing jobs anymore, Enterprise Minister Micheál Martin declared today.

Minister Martin was speaking after it was revealed five multinationals are to invest over €53m in their Irish operations.

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