Michael Ring
Question:428 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the 2007 annual report for a statutory body (details supplied) will be published. [39207/08]
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Questions (349, 350, 351)
Michael Ring
Question:430 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of people employed in a statutory body (details supplied); and the amount that has been paid in salaries, travel expenses per year for the past five years. [39223/08]
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Question:431 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of the money spent by a fund (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the location at which the money was spent; the number of jobs created; and the names of the companies which money from the fund was given too. [39224/08]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 428, 430 and 431 together.
The 2007 Annual Report for the Western Development Commission is available in the Dáil Library and on the WDC website at www.wdc.ie. Details of staff numbers and amounts paid in salaries, travel expenses for the past five years are provided in the following table.
|
Year |
Staff Numbers |
Staff Salaries |
Staff Travel Expenses |
|
2004 |
15.40 |
782,089 |
43,291 |
|
2005 |
15.40 |
798,432 |
45,371 |
|
2006 |
16.00 |
845,058 |
54,542 |
|
2007 |
17.54 |
920,831 |
89,074 |
|
2008 (To end Oct) |
16.54 |
783,147 |
77,689 |
The requested information on disbursals from the Western Investment Fund for the last five years is provided in the following tables.
|
Disbursal by Year |
|
|
Year |
Funds Disbursed |
|
2004 |
4,033,228 |
|
2005 |
3,998,328 |
|
2006 |
5,916,000 |
|
2007 |
6,195,789 |
|
2008 |
4,296,314 |
|
Disbursal by Location |
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|
Location |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Total |
|
Clare |
392,000 |
0 |
150,000 |
100,000 |
300,000 |
942,000 |
|
Donegal |
400,000 |
434,000 |
637,500 |
1,350,000 |
0 |
2,821,500 |
|
Galway City |
1,107,500 |
1,217,000 |
1,650,000 |
2,969,955 |
1,344,314 |
8,288,769 |
|
Galway County |
737,728 |
916,828 |
700,000 |
999,900 |
1,165,000 |
4,519,456 |
|
Leitrim |
242,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
242,000 |
|
Mayo |
697,000 |
1,238,500 |
1,608,500 |
600,000 |
1,487,000 |
5,631,000 |
|
Roscommon |
190,000 |
192,000 |
1,130,000 |
75,934 |
0 |
1,587,934 |
|
Sligo |
267,000 |
0 |
40,000 |
100,000 |
0 |
407,000 |
|
Total |
4,033,228 |
3,998,328 |
5,916,000 |
6,195,789 |
4,296,314 |
24,439,659 |
(3) Jobs Created 2004-2008
WIF funding has helped to create or sustain approximately 835 jobs directly in the companies funded during 2004 to 2008. This figure does not take account of the indirect jobs that are also created as a result of Western Investment Fund investment.
|
Companies in receipt of funding 2004-2008 |
|
|
1 |
Aerogen Ireland Ltd |
|
2 |
Aghamore Community Dev Association Ltd |
|
3 |
Almotech Ltd |
|
4 |
AMT3D Ltd |
|
5 |
Ansamed Ltd |
|
6 |
Ardara Sheltered Housing Ltd. |
|
7 |
Ballaghaderreen Community Park Ltd |
|
8 |
Ballybane Community Centre Ltd |
|
9 |
Belt Torc Development Company Ltd |
|
10 |
Brivant Ltd |
|
11 |
Brogans Bakery |
|
12 |
Cairn International Trade Centre |
|
13 |
Cambus Teo |
|
14 |
Connaught Airport Development Company Ltd |
|
15 |
Cora Systems Ltd |
|
16 |
Crospon Ltd |
|
17 |
Easkey Community Council Ltd |
|
18 |
Eire Composites (ex PPA) |
|
19 |
Eirnet Technologies Ltd |
|
20 |
Emerald Guitars Ltd |
|
21 |
Ezo Teo |
|
22 |
FMC Tech Ltd |
|
23 |
Foxford Sports and Leisure |
|
24 |
Heatsolve Ltd |
|
25 |
Instinct Technology |
|
26 |
Ionad Ealaíona Iorras |
|
27 |
Keywater Fisheries Ltd |
|
28 |
Kilkee Road Train |
|
29 |
Lightstorm Networks |
|
30 |
Maisiu Urlar Teo |
|
31 |
Maoniu Mara Teoranta |
|
32 |
MASSN Medical Ltd |
|
33 |
Meenachullan Wind Farm |
|
34 |
Meiticheol Teo |
|
35 |
Metis Solutions Ltd |
|
36 |
Moy Valley Resources |
|
37 |
Neutekbio |
|
38 |
Nooked (Hookable Media Ltd) |
|
39 |
North West Wireless Ltd |
|
40 |
Proxy Biomedical Ltd |
|
41 |
Roscommon Community Enterprise Centre |
|
42 |
Selc Ireland Ltd |
|
43 |
Vigisoft Ltd |
|
44 |
Vysera Biomedical Limited |
|
45 |
Xtender Teoranta |
|
46 |
Zerusa |
|
47 |
3 Touch Ltd |