asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce how much money by way of grants An Foras Tionscal has disbursed since its inception; and how it was distributed over each county which benefited.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Distribution of Foras Tionscal Grants.
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The total amount of money disbursed by An Foras Tionscal by way of grants for the period from its inception to the 31st March, 1961, is shown in the annual report for the year ended on that date. How this money was distributed by counties may be ascertained from the nine annual reports which have been presented to the Oireachtas. The report for the year ending 31st March, 1962, has, of course, not yet been submitted to me by An Foras Tionscal. It is not the practice to disclose any of the information which will be in the annual report of An Foras Tionscal in advance of its publication. In addition to the reports by An Foras Tionscal, there were two reports on grants by the Industrial Development Authority, covering the period from the 27th December, 1956, to the 26th August, 1959, when the Industrial Grants Act, 1956, was in operation.