Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Question 350: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a verbal and implied written commitment cannot be given to a company (details supplied) in County Sligo in relation to the reimbursement of design fees and the possible redistribution of topsoil on IDA property that was not honoured despite the fact that this company paid full market for the site and are providing 25 extra jobs at cost to the IDA or to the Irish tax payer. [30794/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Industrial Development Act of 1986, as amended by the Acts of 1993 and 1995, IDA Ireland has the power to acquire, hold and dispose of land and any other property or any interest therein for the purpose of facilitating an industrial undertaking. Only when the Agency intends to dispose of land, other than in accordance with facilitating an industrial undertaking, is the consent of the Minister of the day required.

Accordingly, the management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio is a day-to-day operational matter for the Agency, as part of the statutory responsibility assigned to it by the Oireachtas, and, other than considering applications for consent, it is not a matter in which I have a function.

I have already written to the Deputy on this matter in reply to previous representations. In view of the request for additional information I have brought the Deputy's concerns to the attention of the Secretary of IDA Ireland and asked that he reply directly to the Deputy on the matter.