asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the number of industries which received a State grant since 1950 which have ceased to operate; and the number of people disemployed as a result.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Closing Down of Industries.
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Five such industries have ceased to operate but in two cases the factory premises were taken over for operation by the promoters of other new industries. It is not possible to state precisely the number of people disemployed through the closing of the remaining three industries but I am advised that it was about fifty in all.