asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the number of industries at present operating in the Shannon Industrial Estate; the names of the companies; and the number at present employed in each industry.
Written Answers. - Shannon Industrial Estate.
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I am informed by SFADCo that at present there are 71 industries, including 36 service industries, operating on the Shannon Industrial Estate. A list showing the names of the companies in question is set out below. The total number employed in these industries at 31st March, 1977, was 3,729. The Deputy will appreciate that it is not the practice to disclose in respect of individual firms, confidential information such as employment figures.
Following is the list:
INDUSTRIES operating in the Shannon Industrial Estate at 31st December, 1977
PAT (Ireland)
Befab Safeland
EI Ltd.
Gow Mac
Premier Ireland Ltd.
Extrude Hone Corp.
Devcon
C & W Textiles
Laboratory Data Control
Drill Tools Ltd.
Sealol Limited
Ezi Diaroc Limited
Dar-Epco
Die-Casting Ireland
Lana Knit Group
Kates Canada Ltd.
Panametrics Ltd.
Molex SA
Oxy-Dry
Scripto
Shannon Wire Weavers
Kraus & Naimer
SPS
Western Gear
Mitel
Avonmore Enterprises Ltd.
Solatrex International
SRS
Chase & Bank of Ireland
Retos
Welltrade
University Computing
O'Callaghan's Electrical
Rineanna Pottery
Irish Academic Press Ltd.
Genair
Elsevier North Holland
Irish Overseas Trade
RIC Ltd.
Irish Eher Fine Chem.
Cooper Magennis
AnCo Diamond Division
Transportation Anyls.
Trigon
Brother International
KEM (Manufacturing)
Continental Con.
Guiness Peat
Sernon
Early Bird
Minet
Union Wire Die
Figaro (Ireland)
Butte Knit
Mohawk Europa
Hard Metals Europa
De Beers Ind. Diamond
Bio Medical Research
Air Shields Europa
Elsevier
Kwik Lok Ireland Ltd.
Clare Bio-Chemicals
Top Form
Walsh Western
Cassin Air
Lep
Linson
Jones
Williames Transport Gr.
Harding Messenger Sang.
Howmedica