asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce (a) the number of foreign manufacturing companies established in Ireland since 1966; (b) the total amount of financial aid given to these companies by way of grants and/or loans; (c) the total investment in Ireland by these companies from their own resources; and (d) the total employment provided by these companies.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Foreign Manufacturing Companies.
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I am informed by the Industrial Development Authority that these figures, except in regard to loans, will take some time to extract from their records. Perhaps, therefore, the Deputy will repeat the question in a week's time. As regards loans these are given by the Industrial Credit Company Limited which is under the aegis of the Minister for Finance.