I propose to take Questions Nos. 292 to 295, inclusive, together.
The figure mentioned by the deputy of €85 million refers to the Oireachtas allocation to the Agency to enable it to pay grants to companies who have already received approval of their business/investment plan by IDA Ireland. Grants paid for RD&I and Employment grants in 2010 are as follows:
RD&I (including Feasibility and RTI grants) — €79,737,895;
Employment (including Employment Subsidy grants) — €26,303,174.
The total amounts of IDA Grants Paid broken down by county are outlined in the tabular statement attached.
The volume and value of grants which were redeemed and refunded to IDA Ireland from 2007 to 2010 inclusive as a result of closures, re-organisations, restructuring or failure to comply with the terms of the grants is set out below:
2007 — 8 refunds totalling €10,693,000;
2008 — 15 refunds totalling €4,189,000;
2009 — 7 refunds totalling €14,734,000;
2010 — 16 Refunds totalling €12,881,000.
The total amounts paid by IDA in respect of Research, Development and Innovation Grants, Employment Grants and Capital Grants between 2007 and 2010 is as follows:
Research, Development and Innovation Grants — €233.16 million.
Employment Grants (including Employment Subsidy Grants) — €90.37 million; Capital Grants €25.84 million.
Total of Grants Paid — €349.37 million
These amounts are broken down in the following tabular statement.
Table of Research and Development, Employment and Capital Grants Paid by IDA Ireland from 2007 to 2010.
Grant Type
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
RD&I (including Feasibility and RTI grants)
|
44,862,498
|
47,256,182
|
61,309,463
|
79,737,895
|
Employment (including Employment Subsidy grants)
|
22,857,039
|
26,497,176
|
14,716,454
|
26,303,174
|
Capital
|
10,480,733
|
2,779,065
|
2,202,700
|
10,365,510
|
Table of IDA Ireland grants paid on a county by county basis from 2006 to 2010
County
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
Total
|
Carlow
|
€0
|
€553,820
|
€480,305
|
€176,000
|
€0
|
€1,210,125
|
Cavan
|
€0
|
€0
|
€0
|
€143,000
|
€772,345
|
€915,345
|
Clare
|
€1,089,634
|
€321,151
|
€471,682
|
€790,882
|
€762,100
|
€3,435,449
|
Cork
|
€28,412,528
|
€10,354,690
|
€14,422,159
|
€16,585,908
|
€20,119,751
|
€89,895,036
|
Donegal
|
€142,514
|
€2,334,893
|
€281,200
|
€1,253,200
|
€2,353,385
|
€6,365,192
|
Dublin
|
€24,674,835
|
€31,603,168
|
€25,910,424
|
€29,101,843
|
€46,420,938
|
€157,711,208
|
Galway
|
€9,770,224
|
€8,597,316
|
€12,218,919
|
€10,206,304
|
€9,448,677
|
€50,241,440
|
Kerry
|
€53,683
|
€0
|
€42,949
|
€148,565
|
€216,450
|
€461,647
|
Kildare
|
€13,357,389
|
€669,301
|
€10,857,083
|
€9,691,781
|
€4,981,549
|
€39,557,103
|
Kilkenny
|
€0
|
€635,000
|
€0
|
€0
|
€0
|
€635,000
|
Laois
|
€11,250
|
€45,708
|
€0
|
€39,000
|
€274,324
|
€370,282
|
Leitrim
|
€0
|
€0
|
€0
|
€28,600
|
€566,500
|
€595,100
|
Limerick
|
€4,342,988
|
€2,046,383
|
€2,871,880
|
€5,594,812
|
€5,104,862
|
€19,960,925
|
Longford
|
€1,188,500
|
€669,000
|
€678,789
|
€143,000
|
€357,000
|
€3,036,289
|
Louth
|
€246,434
|
€348,127
|
€1,245,000
|
€282,000
|
€347,207
|
€2,468,768
|
Mayo
|
€1,999,975
|
€61,529
|
€816,847
|
€66,007
|
€4,693,343
|
€7,637,701
|
Meath
|
€45,062
|
€300,000
|
€691,066
|
€136,501
|
€524,671
|
€1,697,300
|
Monaghan
|
€0
|
€0
|
€0
|
€445,882
|
€260,000
|
€705,882
|
Offaly
|
€8,255
|
€33,510
|
€0
|
€257,092
|
€211,870
|
€510,727
|
Roscommon
|
€424,929
|
€111,687
|
€91,938
|
€77,568
|
€283,503
|
€989,625
|
Sligo
|
€2,034,000
|
€377,507
|
€555,017
|
€553,787
|
€925,555
|
€4,445,866
|
Tipperary
|
€2,617,599
|
€4,278,944
|
€2,727,287
|
€1,431,584
|
€17,755,098
|
€28,810,512
|
Waterford
|
€4,642,637
|
€7,264,669
|
€4,739,590
|
€854,934
|
€1,414,402
|
€18,916,232
|
Westmeath
|
€1,060,269
|
€1,002,499
|
€937,110
|
€1,872,257
|
€1,564,401
|
€6,436,536
|
Wexford
|
€298,679
|
€1,196,487
|
€0
|
€190,078
|
€569,253
|
€2,254,497
|
Wicklow
|
€296,606
|
€629,010
|
€232,593
|
€791,321
|
€513,000
|
€2,462,530
|