Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications that were received from County Donegal for support under the enterprise stabilisation fund in 2009; the location of these companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4086/10]

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications that were received for support under the enterprise stabilisation fund in 2009 on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4088/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 198 together.

The provision of grant assistance to individual companies is a matter for the development agency or body concerned, and not one in which I have any function.

However, I have been informed by Enterprise Ireland, that approximately €58m has been approved under the Enterprise Stabilisation Fund as at the 31st December 2009. Enterprise Ireland had received a total of 172 applications in 2009 of which 148 projects were approved for funding.

It would not be appropriate to disclose the exact locations of the grant-aided companies for reasons of commercial sensitivity. However, a break down of the successful 148 projects on a county by county basis is set out as follows in tabular format.

Approved Applications - Regional Breakdown