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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 7 Apr 1981

Vol. 328 No. 6

Written Answers. - Connacht Advance Factories.

373.

asked the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism the number of advance factories which have been completed but which are vacant in each county in Connacht; the area and location of each; the number and the location of the further factories which have been approved; and the effort being made to attract suitable industries as soon as possible to each area.

I am informed by the Industrial Development Authority that 14 advance factories and six cluster units totalling 300,000 sq. ft. approximately are vacant at present in Connacht. The construction of a further 14 factories and nine cluster units totalling nearly 380,000 sq. ft. has been approved. A number of these factories are currently under construction. The statement, which I propose to circulate with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, gives details of all of these factories.

In its Industrial Plan 1978-1982, the Authority set a job creation target of 12,400 new grant-aided jobs for the Connacht region during the period of the plan. The IDA are vigorously promoting the industrial development of the province with the aim of attaining the job creation targets contained in the plan. The availability of the advance factories listed will enhance the prospects of attracting new industries to each area.

STATEMENT

IDA ADVANCE FACTORIES

Sq.Ft.

Status

GALWAY:

Roundstone

4x

500

Vacant

Craft Centre

2x

3,300

Vacant

Galway

42,000

Vacant

Galway Cluster

2x

3,800

Vacant

Glenamaddy

7,600

Vacant

Oughterard

7,700

Vacant

Portumna

7,000

Vacant

Portumna

6,000

Planned

Ballinasloe

10,000

Planned

Loughrea

24,000

Under Construction

Galway Cluster

2x

6,000

Planned

Galway Cluster

5x

3,000

Under Construction

Gort

6,000

Planned

Galway Cluster

4x

1,000

Planned

MAYO:

Ballina

26,000

Under Construction

Ballina Cluster

5x

3,600

Under Construction

Castlebar Cluster

1x

3,500

Vacant

Westport Cluster

3x

3,300

Under Construction

Claremorris

24,000

Vacant

Louisburgh

7,600

Vacant

Keel

7,600

Vacant

Kiltimagh

24,000

Vacant

Castlebar

27,000

Under Construction

Bangor

5,000

Planned

Foxford

7,000

Planned

Westport

25,000

Vacant

SLIGO:

Tubbercurry

24,000

Planned

Collooney

23,200

Under Construction

Sligo

40,000

Vacant

Sligo

23,000

Vacant

Sligo

50,000

Under Construction

Sligo Cluster

5x

3,600

Planned

LEITRIM:

Ballinamore

10,000

Vacant

Manorhamilton

10,700

Vacant

Manorhamilton Cluster

4x

3,000

Under Construction

Carrick-on-Shannon Cluster

3x

4,000

Under Construction

Carrick-on-Shannon

25,000

Under Construction

Rooskey

10,000

Planned

ROSCOMMON:

Castlerea Cluster

1x

4,000

Vacant

Castlerea

24,000

Planned

Roscommon Cluster

4x

3,000

Under Construction

Strokestown Cluster

4x

1,000

Vacant

Boyle

27,000

Vacant

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