Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 677: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount a company (details supplied) has received or will receive in grants from Enterprise Ireland to establish a research and development facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2267/08]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 678: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount a company (details supplied) has received or will receive in grants from IDA Ireland to establish a research and development facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2279/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 677 and 678 together.

On 3 December, 2007, I announced that Enterprise Ireland was to invest €4m to support the company's €11.4m research and development and growth strategy. The overall investment is expected to create 111 high level jobs, 70 of which will be in research and development. The agency's investment will be paid at agreed milestones over a three year period from 2008 to 2010. I should point out that the company is one of Enterprise Ireland's scaling clients — a company that the agency has identified as having particularly strong potential for rapid and significant growth.

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 679: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount a company (details supplied) received in grants from Enterprise Ireland with respect to the facility closed in 2001; the amount of same that was repaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2280/08]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 680: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount received in grants from the IDA with respect to the facility (details supplied) closed in 2001; the amount of same that was repaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2281/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 679 and 680 together.

Payment and repayment of grants are day to day operational matters for the Industrial Development agencies. I do not have any role in day to day operational matters of the agencies. However, in this particular case, I have asked Enterprise Ireland to get in touch directly with the Deputy. There is no involvement for IDA Ireland.