Employment Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 February 2019

Tuesday, 12 February 2019

Questions (327)

John McGuinness

Question:

327. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 31 January 2019, if her Department or an agency under her remit holds the information; the extent of the involvement of her Department with the company at the time of transfer or purchase; the involvement by the State in rescuing the company and the jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6381/19]

Written answers

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation

Kilkenny Design Workshops Limited ceased to operate in 1989.

The day to day issues for the company were matters for the Board of Directors and the management of the Kilkenny Design Workshops Limited. The settlement of debts incurred by Kilkenny Design Workshops was a matter for the company itself and the Minister had no statutory powers to provide a guarantee to the company’s creditors.

Kilkenny Design Workshops Limited was dissolved under a Members Voluntary Liquidation in 2002, and any liabilities were addressed in the context of the liquidation process.