asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state in respect of each of the counties covered by the Undeveloped Areas Act, 1952 (a) the type of industries established, (b) the location thereof, and (c) the amount of State aid granted in each case.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - New Industries.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the reply:—
INDUSTRIES IN RESPECT OF WHICH GRANTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY AN FORAS TIONSCAL UNDER THE UNDEVELOPED AREAS ACT, 1952.
|
County |
Type of Industry |
Location |
Amount of Grant |
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Approved |
Paid to date |
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£ |
£ |
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DONEGAL |
Manufacture of Gloves |
Falcarragh |
3,000 |
3,000 |
|
Laundry and Dry-cleaning |
Letterkenny |
1,000 |
900 |
|
|
Production of ceramic tiles |
Carrigans |
14,600 |
10,000 |
|
|
Manufacture of Carpets |
Killybegs |
5,000 |
5,000 |
|
|
SLIGO |
Manufacture of Ladies' Suits and Coats |
Sligo |
10,000 |
10,000 |
|
Manufacture of Locks |
Tubbercurry |
20,000 |
20,000 |
|
|
Tyre re-treading |
Collooney |
2,500 |
2,500 |
|
|
LEITRIM |
Manufacture of electrical accessories |
Carrick-on-Shannon |
22,000 |
22,000 |
|
Manufacture of buttons |
Manorhamilton |
2,000 |
2,000 |
|
|
MAYO |
Spinning of woollen yarn |
Kiltimagh |
30,493 |
30,493 |
|
Hand pottery |
Bofeenaun |
1,000 |
800 |
|
|
Manufacture of knitted underwear and outerwear |
Westport |
4,000 |
4,000 |
|
|
Manufacture of berets |
Castlebar |
9,300 |
9,300 |
|
|
Manufacture of doubled cotton yarn |
Westport |
20,000 |
20,000 |
|
|
GALWAY |
Cotton spinning |
Loughrea |
50,000 |
45,000 |
|
Manufacture of tipping gears |
Portumna |
22,000 |
22,000 |
|
|
Manufacture of chinaware |
Galway |
20,500 |
15,000 |
|
|
KERRY |
Manufacture of plastic articles |
Tralee |
22,500 |
22,500 |
|
Production of knitted outwear |
Ballyferriter |
155 |
155 |
|
|
CLARE |
Manufacture of land drainage pipes |
Clarecastle |
15,000 |
15,000 |
|
Manufacture of woven labels |
Miltown-Malbay |
4,000 |
2,000 |
|
|
Manufacture of knitted outwear |
Miltown-Malbay |
5,000 |
5,000 |
|
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CORK(part of.) |
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