asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the total grants paid to each firm which makes soft drinks in the country for the past few years; and the names of the firms.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Industrial Grants.
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In the last three years, the Industrial Development Authority have paid grants totalling £331,122 to seven firms making soft drinks. It is the established procedure to give details of grants paid to individual firms only where these have been published in the IDA annual reports. The payments so published are as follows:
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£ |
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Small Industry Grant: Citrus Drinks Ltd., Castleisland (now Brownes Drinks Ltd.) |
29,600 |
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Re-equipment Grants: |
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John Egan & Sons (Dublin) Ltd., Tuam |
79,770 |
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William J. Dwan & Sons Ltd., Thurles |
33,950 |
Under the technical assistance grants scheme administered direct by my Department grants as follows have been paid in the same period:—
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£ |
|
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Cantrell and Cochrane Ltd., Dublin |
6,435 |
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Seán Byrne & Son, Kilkenny |
32 |