asked the Minister for Industry and Energy the amount of money spent to date on the first phase of building a briquette factory at Derryfadda, County Galway; the contracts entered into by Bord na Móna for the building of the factory; and the time-table envisaged for the various stages of work until the completion of the project.
Written Answers. - County Galway Briquette Factory.
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The amount of money spent to date on the Ballyforan briquette factory at Derryfadda, County Galway is £4,782,000.
Contracts entered into by Bord na Móna in connection with the factory project are as follows: Site Development, Entrance Road, Turbine/Generator, Boiler, Presses, Site Lighting, Screens, Site Electrics, Intake System.
Work on the factory has stopped pending the outcome of an economic analysis of the viability of the project which I initiated in conjunction with Bord na Móna as part of a full appraisal of all major capital expenditures by semi-State bodies under the aegis of my Department. The results of this review have now been presented to me and I am in communication with the chairman of the board in the matter. It is not possible at this stage, therefore, to deal with the final point in the Deputy's question.