Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 March 2006
165 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will ascertain from the IDA if a factory (details supplied) in County Mayo has now been sold; if so, the price it was sold for; if not, the position in relation to locating jobs at the location. [8664/06]
View answerIDA Ireland is an autonomous statutory agency set up under the Industrial Development Acts 1986 to 2003. The agency operates in accordance with the provisions of the Acts and under the aegis of my Department. The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio, including the purchase and disposal of property, is a day-to-day operational matter for the agency as part of the statutory responsibility assigned to it by the Oireachtas and not a matter in which I have any function.
I understand, however, that the IDA is currently at the advanced stage of negotiations with the owners of the factory premises at Ballinrobe, County Mayo with a view to making the property — the building and associated lands — available for further development. Meanwhile, the building and associated lands continue to be available for marketing purposes for appropriate projects interested in locating in County Mayo.
