Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 109: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grants or funding available to a person who is wishing to start a hurley making factory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13796/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not provide direct funding or grants to businesses but provides funding to a number of State Agencies, including the County and City Enterprise Boards, Enterprise Ireland and FÁS, through whom assistance is delivered directly to businesses.

The 35 County and City Enterprise Boards provide a source of support to small businesses with 10 employees or fewer. Subject to certain eligibility criteria new and developing enterprises may qualify for financial support from the CEBs in the form of feasibility, employment and capital grants. All of the CEBs operate to the same criteria in relation to the assistance which they can offer i.e. they can support the establishment and/or the development of enterprises provided that the projects, which should generally be in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sector, have the capacity to achieve commercial viability and which over time may develop into strong exporting entities. In addition, the CEBs deliver a range of non-financial supports to improve management capability development within micro-enterprises designed to help new and existing enterprises to operate effectively and efficiently so as to last and grow.

I would suggest that the person concerned should, in the first instance, make direct contact with their local CEB and explore what level of assistance, if any, may be available tothem. Contact details for individual CEBs can be found by accessing the following website: www.enterpriseboards.ie.

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 111: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new jobs created in the Clondalkin, Dublin 22 area with the aid of State support for the years 2000 to 2007. [13660/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Employment data in respect of companies supported by the Enterprise Agencies is collated by Forfás on a county-wide basis.

The following table outlines the full-time jobs created in enterprise agency supported firms (Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland) in County Dublin in the years 2000 to 2007 inclusive. Full time permanent employment in enterprise agency supported firms in Co. Dublin stood at 96,375 permanent jobs at end 2007.

In addition, during the period from 2000 to 2007, South Dublin County Enterprise Board, which includes the Clondalkin area, assisted in the creation of a net total of 241 jobs.