Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 491: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 13 February, 2008, the grant aid returned to her Department by the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27061/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Payment and repayment of grants are day-to-day operational matters for the Industrial Development agencies and I do not have any role in these matters. However, I understand from Enterprise Ireland that the company in question has not returned any grant aid to the agency. I am aware that this matter has been complicated by a fire at the Glanbia Fresh Pork plant in Edenderry in 2007 and the management buy-out of the Glanbia Pork Division by Rosderra Irish Meats Group.

Last month, Rosderra announced an investment of €17 million to reinstate and upgrade the Edenderry plant with the creation of an additional 120 jobs on that site. While I understand that Enterprise Ireland will not provide grant aid to Rosderra for this capital expansion, it is considering reallocating the grant liability previously held by Glanbia Plc on capital investments in Rooskey and Edenderry to the new capital spend of €17 million being made by Rosderra. Again, I must point out that this issue is a day-to-day operational matter for the agency.

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 492: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 13 February, 2008, the grant aid paid to a company in County Roscommon in the past ten years; the steps being taken to recover this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27062/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Payment and repayment of grants are day-to-day operational matters for the Industrial Development agencies.

While I do not have any role in the day-to-day operations of the agencies, I understand from Enterprise Ireland that in this particular case the company received approximately €370,000 in grant aid over the past ten years. As I pointed out in my reply of 13 February, 2008, there is no contingent liability on this grant aid according to the agency. This means there is no funding to be recovered.