Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2004
90 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of grant aid which has been given by State bodies to non-indigenous companies in each of the past five years. [13499/04]
View answerIDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland and, as such, it provides grant funding to foreign industries choosing to locate in Ireland.
The following table sets out IDA Ireland grant payments for the years 1998 to 2002 inclusive. Data in respect of IDA Ireland grant payments for the year 2003 will not be available until IDA Ireland's annual review for 2003 is published in June of this year.
|
Year |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
|
Amount €’000 |
175, 145 |
164, 213 |
150, 539 |
109, 015 |
118, 451 |
Source: Forfás Employment Survey
