Shanahan’s first priorities must be to address to challenges in pharmaceutical sector & tackle regional inequalities in job creation Fianna Fáil Jobs Spokesperson Dara Calleary has said the top priorities of the new head of the IDA must include a strategy to protect the Irish pharmaceutical sector from the threat of asset buying companies and to address the serious regional imbalances in job creation. Welcoming Martin Shanahan’s appointment as IDA Chief Executive, Deputy Calleary said his first task must be to take decisive action to address the challenges in the pharmaceutical sector and to undertake a complete re-examination of regional priorities within the agency. “Martin Shanahan is a highly qualified … Continue reading FF welcomes appointment of new IDA chief