Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 April 2008
268 Deputy Seán Connick asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Industrial Development Authority will transfer lands in its ownership in Gorey, County Wexford to the local chamber of commerce to allow it to develop business start up facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16092/08]
View answerThe management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio 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 the Minister of the day has a function. However, I did meet with local T.D.'s and a delegation from Gorey Town Council in February 2005 to discuss the development of the 2.5 hectares held by IDA Ireland on the outskirts of the town. Consequent upon that meeting, I am informed that IDA has been engaging with both Gorey Town Council and Wexford County Council with a view to appropriate development on the site. However, in the absence of any suitable proposal for the development of this site, IDA is now in the process of reviewing its options for the future use of the lands and it is expected that this review will be concluded over the coming months.
