asked the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy if he will give full and comprehensive figures of payments or subsidies to Kilkenny Design Workshops Limited for the years 1970 to 1978; and if he will provide the annual financial report of this company for the years 1970 to 1978.
Written Answers. - Kilkenny Design Workshops.
236.
For the years in question the grant-in-aid payments made to Kilkenny Design Workshops were as follows:
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£ |
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Year ending |
31.3.1970 |
153,000 |
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” |
” |
31.3.1971 |
168,000 |
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” |
” |
31.3.1972 |
186,000 |
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” |
” |
31.3.1973 |
220,000 |
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” |
” |
31.3.1974 |
265,000 |
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9 months ending |
31.12.1974 |
215,000 |
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Year ending |
31.12.1975 |
330,000 |
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” |
” |
31.12.1976 |
309,000 |
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” |
” |
31.12.1977 |
342,500 |
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” |
” |
31.12.1978 |
375,000 |
The financial accounts of Kilkenny Design Workshops up to 31 March 1973 were included in the annual reports of Córas Tráchtála. Since that date they have been included in the annual reports of Kilkenny Design Workshops Limited. Copies of the aforementioned reports have been presented to both Houses of the Oireachtas and are available in the Library. It is expected that the annual report of KDW for 1977 will be presented shortly.