asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the number of proposals for industrial development made by each county development committee this year and during each of the three preceding years; and if he will indicate (a) the number of those rejected by his Department or the IDA (b) the number accepted and subsequently rejected and (c) the number accepted and now completed or in the process of completion.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Industrial Development Proposals.
50.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report the statistics requested by the Deputy in so far as they are available from the records of the Industrial Development Authority. These statistics relate to yearly totals for all teams; I am not in a position to say how many proposals came from each individual team.
Following is the statement of the statistics:—
Small Industry Grant Applications.
|
Year |
Total Applications from County Development Teams |
Number Withdrawn or not pursued |
Total Approved |
Total Refused |
|
1967-68 |
238 |
2 |
48 |
18 |
|
1968-69 |
290 |
53 |
147 |
71 |
|
1969-70 |
801 |
337 |
249 |
91 |
|
1970-71 |
387 |
84 |
168 |
82 |
|
1971-72 |
326* |
92 |
135 |
77 |
|
1972-73 |
265* |
79 |
130 |
50 |
|
6 months ended September 1973 |
144* |
31 |
50 |
30 |
*Overseas promoted firms have been excluded.
These statistics are approximate and include cases still under consideration.