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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 7 Dec 1978

Vol. 310 No. 6

Written Answers. - County Tipperary Industries.

194.

asked the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy the steps he is taking to establish industries at the following centres in County Tipperary: Clonmel, Tipperary town, Cashel, Carrick-on-Suir, Fethard, Cahir, Clogheen, Emly, Golden, Ardfinnan, Cullen, Mullinahone and Killinaule.

I am informed by the Industrial Development Authority that, in their current plans they have set a target to create 1,000 new grant-aided jobs in the town group consisting of Clonmel, Tipperary, Cashel, Carrick-on-Suir and Cahir over the four-year period 1977-80. Fethard, Clogheen, Emly, Golden, Ardfinnan, Cullen, Mullinahone and Killenaule are located in the catchment area of these towns. Progress to date would indicate that this target is achievable.

Two projects with considerable job potential have recently commenced production in Clonmel and Tipperary, and negotiations for a further project in Tipperary are at present under way. I recently announced plans for the construction by the IDA of 24,000 sq. ft. advance factories at Cashel and Carrick-on-Suir. These factories, the construction of which will begin in early 1979, will be actively promoted by the IDA for suitable industrial projects.

Grant assistance for the expansion of operations was approved by the IDA for an existing industry in Cashel earlier this year. A small industry grant was also approved this year for a company in Carrick-on-Suir. Bord na Móna are at present constructing a briquette factory at the Killenaule end of the Littleton bog and this will commence production in 1980.

There are no proposals at present before the authority to establish industries at Fethard, Cahir, Clogheen, Emly, Golden, Ardfinnen, Cullen or Mullinahone. However, these areas are expected to benefit from the developments already mentioned and the authority is of course prepared to assist any suitable project proposed for location in any of these towns.

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