asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state (1) what was the amount of the loan to the Carrick-on-Suir Slate Quarry Company; (2) the amount of the grant or grants to the company; (3) the amount received by his Department as a result of the sale of the plant, fittings and equipment; (4) the names of the purchasers at the sale of the said plant, fittings and equipment, or any part of them; and (5) if portion of the fittings and equipment was not paid for, and if the firm or firms that supplied them lodged a claim for payment of the amount outstanding.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Carrick-on-Suir Slate Quarry.
A guarantee under the Trade Loans (Guarantee) Acts in respect of a loan of £4,500 was given to the Carrick Slate Quarry Company, Ltd.; grants totalling £2,250 were made to the company; the net amount realised on the sale of the plant and equipment of the company was £104 18s. 5d.; the plant and machinery were advertised for sale, and were sold to the highest bidder, viz., the Killaloe Slate Quarry Company, Limited, Nenagh, County Tipperary. As to whether any portion of the fittings and equipment had not been paid for by the company, or whether the firm or firms that may have supplied such fittings and equipment lodged a claim for payment of the amount outstanding, I have no information at my disposal.