(South Tipperary) asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will give a list of the industrial concerns with foreign associations which have been set up here since 1955.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Industrial Concerns with Foreign Associations.
18.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report a tabular statement showing those existing industries which came to my notice as having been established with foreign participation since 1955.
Following is the statement:
LIST OF INDUSTRIES ESTABLISHED SINCE 1955 WITH FOREIGN PARTICIPATION
|
Name of Firm |
Location |
Products or Process |
Foreign interests |
|
Faber-Castell (Ireland) Ltd. |
Fermoy |
Pencils, ballpoint pens |
German. |
|
J. Holdsworth & Co. (Ireland), Ltd. |
Fermoy |
Moquette |
British. |
|
G.L. Harris & Co. (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dún Laoghaire |
Paint-brushes |
British. |
|
A.P.V. Desco (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Stainless steel tanks |
British. |
|
General Plastics Ltd. |
Carrick-on-Shannon. |
Electrical accessories |
British. |
|
Dairy Supply Co. Ltd. |
Limerick |
Stainless steel dairy equipment. |
British. |
|
Sligo Models Ltd. |
Sligo |
Ladies' outerwear |
German. |
|
Basta Ltd. |
Tubbercurry |
Locks, latches and keys |
Danish. |
|
Dalcash Labels Ltd. |
Miltown-Malbay |
Woven labels |
German. |
|
Steel Products Ltd. |
Carlow |
Razor blades |
Swiss/Israeli. |
|
Burns & Voigt Ltd. |
Dublin |
Knitted fabric for gloves |
Austrian/ German. |
|
Dormer (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Buttons |
British. |
|
Morlite Ltd |
Dublin |
Translucent sheeting |
French. |
|
James North & Son (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
P.V.C. supported cloth and garments. |
British. |
|
Arthur Pickup Kenlis Shoes Ltd. |
Kells, County Meath |
Shoes |
British. |
|
Irish Roofing Felts Ltd. |
Carraclough, Co. Tipperary |
Roofing felt and damp courses. |
British. |
|
Ferrersflex (Ireland) Ltd. |
Carrick-on-Suir. |
Leatherboard |
German/ Austrian. |
|
C.B. Paper Sacks, Ltd. |
Clondalkin, Co. Dublin |
Paper sacks (for fertilisers, flour, etc.) |
British. |
|
Textile Finishers Ltd. |
Naas |
Grease resisting finishing of spun rayon suitings. |
Italian. |
|
Flex Fasteners (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Slide fasteners |
British. |
|
Sprayers Ltd. Sallybrook Mills. |
Glanmire, County Cork |
Spraying machines |
British. |
|
H. Van Heijst & Sons Ltd. |
Dublin |
Central heating apparatus |
Dutch. |
|
Colibri (Dublin) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Assembly and plating of cigarette lighters. |
British/ German. |
|
Irish Goodwill Novelties Ltd. |
Dublin |
Plastic novelties; spirit levels. |
British. |
|
Peerage (Ireland) Ltd. |
Birr |
Assembly and finishing of brass souvenirs. |
British. |
|
Warner Lambert (Ireland) Ltd. |
Blackrock, Co. Dublin. |
Cosmetic products |
American. |
|
The Italian Macaroni Co. Ltd. |
Dublin |
Macaroni and macaroni products. |
Italian. |
|
Shannon Jewellery Ltd. |
Carrick-on-Shannon. |
Costume jewellery |
British. |
|
The Windmill Rug Company Ltd. |
Wexford |
Mohair rugs |
British. |
|
Couper Works Ltd. |
Wicklow |
Washing machines; vacuum cleaners. |
Dutch. |
|
Stewarts & Lloyds of Ireland Ltd. |
Dublin |
Fabrication of steel tubing. |
British. |
|
Smith & Nephew—Southalls (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Pharmaceutical and toilet preparations |
British |
|
Eirfoam Ltd. |
Dublin |
Rubber gloves |
British. |
|
Kay Brothers (Ireland) Ltd. |
Kilsaran, County Louth |
Flycatchers, draught excluders, etc. |
British. |
|
J.F. Quinlan & Co. Ltd. |
Glanworth, County Cork. |
Blankets (recommencement of operations under new management). |
British. |
|
Adam (Ireland) Ltd. |
Cabinteely, County Dublin |
Perfumes |
Italian. |
|
Atlantic Alginates Ltd. |
Ballyconneely, County Galway. |
Seaweed meal |
British. |
|
Curran Ltd. |
Clonmel |
Plastic ware |
British. |
|
The Finsbury Manufacturing Co. (Ireland) Ltd. |
Oughterard, County Galway. |
Ladies' swimwear |
British. |
|
Galway Textile Printers Ltd. |
Galway |
Finishing and dyeing of textiles. |
American. |
|
Sprite (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dún Laoghaire |
Caravans |
British. |
|
Zoller Plastics Ltd. |
Dublin |
Ball-point pens |
German. |
|
Kingswear Ltd. |
Naas |
Industrial Protective clothing. |
British. |
|
Somerville Roberts Co. Ltd. |
Dublin |
Carpet underlay |
British. |
|
John Bruton & Sons Ltd. |
Tuam |
Cotton and rayon weaving |
British. |
|
New Ross Rubber Co. Ltd. |
New Ross |
Moulded rubber electrical accessories. |
British. |
|
Expandite (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Jointing and sealing preparations for the construction industry. |
British. |
|
Adhesive Tapes (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Cellulose adhesive tape |
British. |
|
W. & A. Gilbey Ltd. |
Dublin |
Gin |
British |
|
Brent Chemical Products (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Degreasants and metal working chemicals. |
British. |
|
Maurice D. Curwen (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Metallic naphthanate driers for the paint industry. |
British. |
|
Metal Spinners (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Aluminium hollow-ware |
British. |
|
Wavin Pipes Ltd. |
Balbriggan |
P.V.C. piping |
Dutch. |
|
Messrs. Richard Nelson & Co. |
Ennis |
Handkerchiefs and other articles of lace, linen and cotton. |
British. |
|
Richard Glass & Co. Ltd. |
Dublin |
Zip fasteners |
British |
|
Accurate Recording Instrument Co. (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Industrial recording instruments. |
British. |
|
Industrial Yarns Ltd. |
Bray |
(i) Tyre cord fabric (ii) Nylon throwing |
British. |
|
Cold Rolling Mills of Ireland Ltd. |
Carlow |
Steel strip |
Israeli. |
|
Unidare Ltd. (Extension) |
Dublin |
Aluminium foil and other products. |
American. |
|
Atlantic Fish Industries |
Killybegs |
Fishmeal |
Danish. |
|
Holden's Synthetic Products |
Dublin |
Synthetic tops |
British. |
|
Griffiths Electronic Guns Ltd. |
Bray |
Electronic guns for Cathode Ray Tubes. |
British. |
|
Cape Asbestos (Ireland) Ltd. |
Limerick |
Moulded brake and clutch liners for motor vehicles. |
British. |
|
Master Zip Fasteners Ltd. |
Dublin |
Zip Fasteners |
German. |
|
Frank Bonser & Co. Ltd. |
Dundalk |
Rotary cultivators |
British. |
|
Warren Business Forms Ltd. |
Dublin |
Continuous stationery |
British. |
|
Hallmark (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Greeting cards |
American. |
|
Tralee Fashion Knitwear Ltd. |
Tralee |
Fancy hosiery |
German. |
|
Liebherr (Ireland) Ltd. |
Killarney |
Cranes |
German. |
|
Irish Refining Co. Ltd. |
Whitegate, County Cork. |
Oil refinery |
British. |
|
Leaf Ltd. |
Kilcock |
Ball gum |
American. |
|
Roux International Ltd. |
Dublin |
Cosmetics and hair preparations. |
American. |
|
Brunswick of Ireland Ltd. |
Dublin |
Bowling equipment |
American. |
|
General Electric Co. of Ireland Ltd. |
Dunleer, County Louth. |
Electric and electronic apparatus. |
British. |
|
Times Veneer Co. (Eire) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Veneers |
British. |
|
Chipboard Ltd. |
Scariff, County Clare. |
Chipboard |
German. |
|
H. Graepel Ltd. |
Kinsale |
Grain driers, steel screens, etc. |
German. |
|
Tylors of Ireland Ltd. |
Dublin |
Water and industrial liquid metres. |
British. |
|
Progress International Ltd. |
Shannon |
Industrial floor cleaning machines. |
British/ German |
|
Sony Corporation |
Shannon |
Transistor radios |
Japanese. |
|
Irish National Veneers Ltd. |
Ards, County Donegal. |
Veneers |
Belgian. |
|
Kire Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
Kinsale |
Ladies' house-dresses |
American. |
|
Leo (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Pharmaceuticals |
Danish. |
|
Cloth Manufacturers Ltd. |
Cootehill |
Shoddy blankets |
Italian. |
|
Tabetex Ltd. |
Shercock |
Tapestry, blankets and tie silks. |
Italian. American. |
|
Jack Pot Ltd. |
Cloghan, Birr |
Peat moss flower pots |
Swiss. |
|
Pafina Ltd. |
Dublin |
Plastic ball decorations |
German. |
|
Camac Casks Co. Ltd. |
Dublin |
Metal casks |
British. |
|
Waller Adhesives Ltd. |
Bray |
Casein Glue |
|
|
Ennis Fabrics Ltd. |
Ennis |
Jute Carpets |
German. |
|
Verolme Cork Dockyard Ltd. |
Cobh |
Shipbuilding and repairing. |
Dutch. |
|
Lana Knit (Ireland) Ltd. |
Shannon |
Knitted Jersey fabric and garments. |
American. |
|
Calor Gas Filling Station Ltd. |
Midleton |
Liquefied petroleum gases |
British. |
|
Rototherm Precision & Instrument Co. Ltd. |
Killiney |
Dial thermometers |
British. |
|
Stroud Riley (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dún Laoire |
Worsted Spinners |
British. |
|
Sanbra Fyffe Ltd. |
Dublin |
Brass Finishers |
British. |
|
S.P.S. International Ltd. |
Shannon |
Precision fasteners and capacitors. |
American. |
|
Eugen Dahm Paper Mills |
Kenmare |
Photo-corners and other small paper items. |
Canadian. |
|
Thom Spruyt Ltd. |
Dublin |
Polythene packing and related products. |
Belgian. |
|
Rowa Ltd. |
Bantry |
Processing of essential oils. |
German. |
|
I.B.M. (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Business machine cards |
American. |
|
V'soske Joyce Ltd. |
Oughterard, County Galway |
Rugs and carpets |
American. |
|
O.A. Miller (Ireland) Ltd. |
Belturbet, County Cavan. |
Shoelasts |
British. |
|
Mosbach Gruber (Ireland) |
Mountmellick |
Small leather articles (wallets, purses, etc.). |
German. |
|
W-Spee & Co. (Shannon) Ltd. |
Shannon |
Wire gauze |
German. |
|
Mallow Industries Ltd. |
Mallow |
Woven glass cloth |
British. |
|
Rippen Ltd. |
Shannon |
Pianos |
Dutch. |
|
Alluvial Products Ltd. |
Drogheda |
Milled peat for use with foundry sand. |
British. |
|
Kenmare Hairdressing Products Ltd. |
Kenmare |
Plastic articles |
German. |
|
Loftus Bryan Estates Ltd. |
Rathdrum, County Wicklow. |
Pharmaceutical chemicals. |
German. |
|
Phoenix Yarns (Ireland) Ltd. |
Thurles |
Fancy worsted yarns |
Dutch. |
|
Liebigs (Ireland) Ltd. |
Sligo |
Dehydrated shell fish soups. |
British. |
|
The Borden Co. Ltd. |
Mallow |
Milk powder |
American. |
|
Gardimex (Ireland) Ltd. |
Ennis |
Terylene net curtaining |
German. |
|
Shannon Diamond & Carbide Processing Co. Ltd., Shannon Purchasing & Trading Co. Ltd., Shannon Carbide Sales Ltd. |
Shannon |
Processing of tungsten carbide drilling materials. |
South African. |
|
Steinbock Ltd. |
Galway |
Fork Lift trucks, etc. |
German. |
|
Jowika (Ireland) Ltd. |
Listowel |
Cutlery |
German. |
|
Shannon Industries Ltd. |
Carrick-on-Shannon. |
Rubber toys |
British. |
|
Kingdom Tubes Ltd. |
Tralee |
Seamless precision thin-walled tubes of copper, brass, aluminium and steel. |
German. |
|
A.J. Flatley Ltd. |
Bantry |
Clothes drying cabinets |
British. |
|
Industrial Plastics (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Plastic articles |
British. |
|
Sulphac Ltd. |
Dublin |
Sulphuric acid |
American. |
|
Irish Containers Ltd. |
Dublin |
Steel drums and kegs |
Panamanian/ Dutch. |
|
Cerebos (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Table sauce |
British. |
|
Smiths Potato Crisps (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Potato crisps |
South African. |
|
Industrial Grit Distributors (Shannon) Ltd. |
Shannon |
Processing of man-made diamond grit. |
South African. |
|
Gaeltex Overalls Ltd. |
Letterkenny |
Ladies' overalls and aprons. |
British. |
|
Waltham Electronics (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Transistor radios, etc |
British. |
|
Combiners Ltd. |
Portumna |
Combined cloths for slippers, etc. |
German. |
|
Shannon River Veneer Mills Ltd. |
Limerick |
Veneers |
German. |
|
Potez Industries of Ireland Ltd. |
Galway |
Fuel-oil heaters and cookers. |
French. |
|
MacCormac Products Ltd. |
Killeshandra |
Ice-cream powder and other milk products. |
British. |
|
Michael Anthony Ltd. |
Galway |
Jeans, slacks and other casual wear. |
British. |
|
Weinberger Bros. Ltd. |
Macroom |
Handwoven rugs and carpets. |
South African. |
|
Tefzet Carpets Ltd. |
Dunmanway |
Hand tufted carpets |
German. |
|
Roscoe Leather & Plastic Industries Ltd. |
Roscommon |
Leather and plastic goods. |
German. |
|
Pye (Ireland) Ltd. (Extension). |
Dublin |
Radio and television sets |
British. |
|
Precious Woods Ltd. |
Milford, County Donegal. |
Laminated plastic sheeting. |
German. |
|
Amphenol-Borg (Ireland), Ltd. |
Shannon |
Electronic components |
British. |
|
B.D.H. (Ireland) Ltd. |
Dublin |
Pharmaceutical preparations. |
British. |
|
Textile Engineering Ltd. |
Roscommon |
Machinery parts for the textile industry. |
British. |
|
W. Anger (Ireland) Ltd. |
Ennis |
Spectacle frames and sun-glasses. |
Austrian. |
|
John Rawson & Sons (Irish Textiles) Ltd. |
Dundalk |
Rainwear |
British. |
|
Ceramics Ltd. |
Kilrush |
Ceramic gift articles |
German. |
|
Filler & Fiebig (Ireland) Ltd. |
Sligo |
Drawing office materials |
German. |
|
Hohner Panarmonic Ltd. |
Loughrea |
Mouth organs and simple type accordions. |
German. |
|
L. Sterne & Co. (Ireland) Ltd. (extension). |
Dublin |
Commercial refrigeration equipment. |
British. |
|
Bush (Ireland) Ltd. (extension). |
Dublin |
Radio and Television sets |
British. |
|
Westport Textiles Ltd. |
Westport |
Cotton Weaving |
British. |
|
Irish Safety Equipment Ltd. |
Longford |
Protective face shields and goggles. |
German. |
|
Sauvagnat Aurillac Ltd. |
Dublin |
Umbrellas |
French. |
|
Albatros—Windmill Fertiliser Co. Ltd. |
New Ross |
Single superphosphate fertiliser, sodium silico-fluoride |
Dutch. |
|
Jay-Bee Ltd. |
Carndonagh, County Donegal |
Children's frocks |
British. |
|
Shannon Dyers Ltd. |
Shannon |
Dyeing and finishing of yarns, knitted and woven fabrics and knitted garments. |
British. |
|
Arco Clothing Ltd. |
Ennis |
Sportswear, slacks, jackets, skirts, etc. |
German. |
|
Banogue Ltd. |
Dublin |
Ladies' sportswear |
American. |
|
Irish Plastic Packaging Ltd. |
Dublin |
Plastic packaging and laminated materials. |
British. |
|
Philips Electrical (Ireland) Ltd. (Extension) |
Dublin |
Electric and electronic apparatus. |
Dutch. |
|
Irish Poultry Industries Ltd. |
Kill, County Kildare. |
Broiler hatching egg project. |
British/ American. |
|
Johnson's Wellscreens Overseas Ltd. |
Leixlip |
Wire water-filters |
American. |
|
Porcelain Products Ltd. |
Drumcollogher, County Limerick. |
Porcelain decorative figurines. |
German. |
|
E.I. Company Ltd. |
Shannon |
Electronic components and equipment. |
American. |
|
Rainbow Ltd. |
Cahirciveen |
Rainbow trout and processing of sea-fish. |
Danish. |
|
Berehaven Sea Food Ltd. |
Castletownbere |
Processed fish |
German. |
|
Irish Diamond Co. Ltd. |
Ennis |
Cutting and polishing diamonds. |
Belgian. |
|
Pall (Shannon) Ltd. |
Shannon |
Filter and allied products |
American. |
|
Cavan Engineering Ltd. |
Cavan |
Forage harvesters and manure spreaders. |
German. |
|
Hanson Ltd. |
Sligo |
Personal bathroom weighing scales. |
American. |
|
Walker Industries Ltd. |
Dublin |
Prams, nursery furniture, etc. |
British. |
|
Irish Net Ltd. |
Castletownbere |
Knotless fishing nets, curtain netting and tubular packaging netting. |
German. |
|
Marinpro Ltd. |
Burtonport, County Donegal. |
Marinated herrings |
British. |
|
Hallmark (Ireland) Ltd. (second factory). |
Dublin |
Greeting cards |
American. |
|
C.A. Parsons & Co. Ltd. |
Howth, County Dublin. |
Metal furniture and sheet metal. |
British. |
|
Balmoral (Dublin) Ltd. |
Navan |
Steel bedsprings and foam rubber filling for upholstery. |
British. |
|
Wexford Creamery Ltd. |
Wexford |
Cheese |
British. |
|
Kerry Steel Ball Company |
Tralee |
Precision ball bearings |
American. |
|
Lana Knit (Ireland) Ltd. (extension) |
Shannon |
Worsted yarn spinning |
American. |
|
Hypp Products Ltd. |
Ballybay, County Monaghan |
Moulded sole and heel units. |
French/ Italian. |
|
Rainbow Ltd. |
Waterville, County Kerry. |
Mink |
Danish. |
|
Rexi Irish Mink Ltd. |
Swords, County Dublin. |
Mink |
Danish. |
|
Richoll Ltd. |
Rathduff, County Cork. |
Cheese |
British. |
|
Schwarzer Instruments Ltd. |
Limerick |
Electronic recording apparatus. |
German. |
|
Mohawk Tools Europa |
Shannon |
Distribution and subsequent manufacture of cutting tools. |
American. |