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Industrial Development

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 July 2011

Thursday, 21 July 2011

Ceisteanna (295, 296, 297, 298)

Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

292 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an analysis of grants awarded by the Industrial Development Agency split between feasibility grants, employment grants and capital grants for the years 2007 to 2010. [21873/11]

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Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

293 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide on a county basis the Industrial Development Agency grants awarded in the years 2007 to 2010 based on the company’s location or trading address. [21874/11]

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Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

294 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the split of the Industrial Development Agency grant allocation of €85 million for 2011 between feasibility grants and employment grants. [21875/11]

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Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

295 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the volume and value of grants which were redeemed and refunded to the Industrial Development Agency in the years 2007 to 2011 as a result of closures, reorganisations, restructuring or failure to comply with the terms of the grants. [21876/11]

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Freagraí scríofa

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

Questions Nos. 296 and 297 answered with Question No. 291.
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