Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 303: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if companies applying for grants from the enterprise development agencies are required to demonstrate previous compliance with employment law prior to being awarded a grant (details supplied). [12835/06]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Responsibility for grant assistance to companies is an operational matter for the relevant development agencies; IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, the city and county enterprise boards, Intertrade Ireland and Shannon Development. As part of their due diligence concerning applications for grants, agencies seek to ensure that clients operate to best practice standards in all aspects of their operations. It is not a condition of receiving grant assistance that companies demonstrate previous compliance with employment law. However, the development agencies require companies to which they provide grant assistance to ensure that all actions undertaken in relation to funded activities comply with relevant regulations and legislation during the period of the funding including, as appropriate, employment law.