Enda Kenny
Question:53 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the Government's position on regional development in so far as industrial expansion is concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2209/94]
Vol. 446 No. 4
53 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the Government's position on regional development in so far as industrial expansion is concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2209/94]
Forbairt and IDA Ireland, the two main operating industrial development agencies falling within my remit, have responsibility for creating and developing indigenous and overseas industries respectively. In carrying out these functions, the agencies are required, inter alia to foster the national objective of regional industrial development and to continue the former IDA's mandate for balanced regional development. This involves the provision of a focused service for creating new and expanding existing companies across the full range of commerical activities including management, product development, finance and a broad range of technological services. SFADCo and Údaras na Gaeltachta have specific regional remits in the mid west and Gaeltacht regions respectively.