Vol. 496 No. 1
105 Mr. P. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if regulations have been introduced by her Department to regard hairdressing as part of the service industry and therefore render the operators of hairdressing salons as eligible for grant aid from bodies including county enterprise boards as in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22101/98]
No specific regulations have been introduced by the Department to make operators of hairdressing salons eligible for industrial development grant aid. Since their establishment nationwide in October 1993, county and city enterprise boards may provide grant assistance to micro projects, ten employees or fewer in manufacturing, tourism and services, provided the promoter can demonstrate that the project is commercially viable, will create good and enduring employment, will not displace jobs elsewhere in the economy and needs grant assistance to enable the project to commence and develop.
To date hairdressing, which is one of the more lucrative and popular service industries, has not been grant aided.
