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Morning Ireland: Kieran O'Donnell, Fine Gael TD, says the new report shows the stark nature of the jobs crisis in the region
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Morning Ireland: Denis Brosnan, businessman who chaired the task force, explains the rationale behind the group's findings
The recommendations were made by the task force set up after the decision by Dell to lay off almost 2,000 workers at its plant in Limerick.
The panel said it feared unemployment in the mid-west could reach 55,000 by the end of next year, which would be a 66% increase on the number at present without work in the region.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, task force chairman Denis Brosnan said they found duplication in the services provided by employment and development agencies and potential investors preferred a 'one-stop-shop'.
