asked the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism the total area of vacant factory space held by the IDA in Cork city and county for the years ending December 1982, 1983 and 1984; the number of factory units involved for each year; and the total area of land purchased and contracted to purchase by the IDA at December 1982, 1983 and 1984.
Written Answers. - Cork Industrial Development.
482.
I am informed by the Industrial Development Authority that it had the factory and land holdings set out in the following tables available for industrial development in Cork city and county at end December 1982, 1983 and 1984.
Cork City
|
Year |
Total Factory* Space in Square Feet |
No. of units |
Land in Acres |
|
1982 |
136,124 |
14 |
319 |
|
1983 |
181,634 |
31 |
333 |
|
1984 |
171,397 |
39 |
374 |
County Cork
|
Year |
Total Factory* Space in Square Feet |
No. of units |
Land in Acres |
|
1982 |
124,334 |
11 |
1,106 |
|
1983 |
83,800 |
7 |
1,103 |
|
1984 |
186,970 |
18 |
1,066 |
* This includes small, medium and large units.
It is not the practice of the IDA to give details of the areas of land in any particular area which it has contracted to purchase at any given time. Consequently, the information requested by the Deputy in this regard is not available.