asked the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy the grant-assisted new industries which commenced production in Wexford town from 1973; and, in respect of these industries (a) the grants approved by the IDA, (b) the products, (c) the date on which production commenced, (d) the present employment, and (e) the potential employment and the date of full production.
Written Answers. - Wexford Grant-Assisted Industries.
192.
The following tabular statement gives the information sought by the Deputy with the exception of present employment. It is not the practice to give information on present employment in respect of individual firms.
|
Name of Firm |
Grant approved |
Product |
DateCommenced |
PotentialEmployment |
Date of fullproduction |
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|
£ |
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1. Frake Ireland Ltd. |
708,250 |
Electrolytic Condensers |
1975 |
Failed |
— |
|
|
76,650– |
T/G |
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2. *Nino Ireland Ltd. |
3,054,000 |
Spinning and Weaving |
1975 |
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|
114,000– |
T/G |
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|
3. California Pellet Mills |
459,600 |
Dies for Pellet Machines |
Oct.'75 |
110 |
1978 |
|
|
4. Lister & Co. Ltd. |
100,000 |
Woven Fabrics |
Apr.'75 |
100 |
1978 |
|
|
5. John Doran (Exports) Ltd. |
42,300 |
Fish Processing |
1974 |
Failed |
— |
|
|
20,800 |
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|
7,100– |
T/G |
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|
6. Carpenter & Paterson |
84,000 |
Pipe Hangers |
1975 |
123 |
1979 |
|
|
7. Wexford Pharmaceutical Ltd. |
5,300 |
Vacuum Blood Collecting Apparatus |
Apr.'75 |
8 |
— |
|
|
8. J.C. Pamford |
122,900 |
Axles |
Sept.'75 |
Failed |
— |
|
|
9. Almac Engineering Ltd.(now National Aluminium Ltd.) |
133,700 |
Aluminium doors and windows |
Sept.'75 |
127 |
1980/81 |
|
|
10. ADC Lenses Ltd. |
704,000 |
Lenses |
Oct.'78 |
271 |
1982/83 |
|
|
11. Rapitype Ltd. |
5,940 |
Dry transfer lettering |
Sept.'78 |
4 |
— |
|
|
12. Menapia Ltd. |
53,000 |
Farm Equipment |
1978 |
25 |
1981 |
|
|
13. Panther Plast Ltd. |
143,000 |
Plastic buckets, etc. |
Aug.'78 |
40 |
1981 |
|
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14. ABS Pumps Ltd. |
2,075,200 |
Pumps |
Jan.'73 |
397 |
1982 |
* Schoep Limited, a German company, plans to take over Nino Ltd., (which commenced production in 1975) as a going concern and the employment potential of the new venture is 300 at full production in 1982.
Life Savers, a US promoted project, recently announced its intention to commence the production of chewing gum at Wexford town. This project is expec to employ 600 people at full production in 1983.
(Note: T/G indicates Training Grants. Other grants approved are Capital Grants).