asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce in what districts and counties ninety-nine factories were established with the aid of foreign capital, technicians, etc., the amount of trade loan allocated in each case, the amount of grants sanctioned, and the percentage of exportable goods produced in addition to the quantity of goods provided for the home market.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Establishment of Factories.
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The ninety-nine industries referred to in the Deputy's question have been established in various parts of the country as follows:—43 in County Dublin, 9 in County Clare (including 4 at Shannon), 8 in County Cork, 4 in each of Counties Galway and Kildare, 3 in each of Counties Carlow, Wicklow, Donegal, and Louth; 2 in each of Counties Leitrim, Limerick, Cavan, Sligo, Wexford, Kerry, Tipperary and Offaly, and 1 in each of Counties Waterford, Kilkenny and Meath.
As regards trade loans, I would refer the Deputy to the quarterly statements which are presented to both Houses of the Oireachtas under the Trade Loans (Guarantee) Act, 1939, and which set out particulars of the trade loans guaranteed in each quarter. I might mention that as from May 1958 the Industrial Credit Company have been providing loan facilities of the type previously made available under the Trade Loans (Guarantee) Acts.
As regards industrial grants sanctioned by An Foras Tionscal I would refer the Deputy to the reply given on 26th October, 1960, to similar questions.
In regard to the percentage of exportable goods produced in addition to the quantity of goods provided for the home market I am not in a position to give this information; to enable me to do so would entail specific inquiries of all the firms concerned.
Would the Minister mind telling me what was the industry which was opened in Waterford? He said there was one in Waterford.
There was no question of the opening——
The Minister said there was one in Waterford.
The opening of industries is not implicit in the Question. It referred to industries to which grants or trade loans were made available or committed. Waterford has one such industry.
In what period?
I think it was in a 12 months period up to a recent date.
Did the Minister say four in Kildare?
I knew no industry was opened in Waterford.