Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 September 2018
87. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs supported by the IDA in a company (details supplied); the quantum of State funding through the IDA provided to the company across all of its Irish based operations; the nature of the grants provided to the organisation since its establishment here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37921/18]
View answerIDA Ireland provides grant support to Synergy Health Ireland LTD, a company in the STERIS Plc (STERIS) group. STERIS is a provider of infection prevention, contamination control, surgical and critical care technologies for the life sciences and research industries. There are two Synergy Health operations in Ireland, in Tullamore and Westport. The company employs 129 full time staff (115 in Tullamore and 19 in Westport). Since 1989, IDA Ireland has provided €678,000 in capital, employment, feasibility and research grant support to the Tullamore and Westport operations.
