Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 December 2004
64 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the person by whom €4.5 million in grants were repaid to Údarás na Gaeltachta in the years 1998 to 2002, inclusive, according to its annual reports; the reason these sums were repaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33280/04]
View answer245 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the person by whom €4.5 million in grants were repaid to Údarás na Gaeltachta in the years 1998 to 2002, inclusive, according to its annual reports; the reason these sums were repaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33544/04]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 64 and 245 together.
I understand from Údarás na Gaeltachta that grant repayments in the amount of €4.5 million were received from 19 companies over the years 1998-2002, as set out in the following table:
|
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
Total |
|
€72,497 |
€2,533,148 |
€1,202,643 |
€177,000 |
€576,534 |
€4,561,822 |
Repayments are sought by Údarás na Gaeltachta in accordance with the terms of grant agreements, and occur mainly in cases where companies cease to trade or transfer their business from a Gaeltacht area to a non-Gaeltacht area. In other cases, repayments are in accordance with specific pre-agreed terms.
