Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 369: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of capital projects funded by his Department in each year since 2002 to date in 2008; the number of cases in which the percent for arts grant was drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5981/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not directly fund capital projects.

Capital funding allocated to my Department's Vote is expended through various agencies under the remit of my Department, including IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland, FAS, Shannon Development, InterTrade Ireland, the National Standards Authority of Ireland and the 35 City and County Enterprise Boards.

The funding is used by the agencies to operate programmes which provide a range of grants, supports and financial facilities to clients. Capital funding also covers the maintenance and development of the agencies' buildings and upgrading of equipment. The operation of programmes funded through capital expenditure in my Department's Vote is a day-to-day matter for the agencies concerned. Details of the programmes, which involve many hundreds of clients, are available in the agencies' Annual Reports and on their websites.