Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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Question 253: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details in relation to the number and value of State capital project contracts awarded to companies registered outside the State in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 respectively; if he will provide details in respect of the number and value of State capital project contracts awarded to companies registered in the Republic of Ireland in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34812/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I understand that the Deputy is referring to construction projects. My Department did not award any capital project contracts of this nature in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Separately, grants to individual companies, both indigenous and foreign owned, are paid by the enterprise agencies operating under the aegis of my Department, including Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Shannon Development and the County Enterprise Boards. These grants are funded by the Exchequer Capital Budget so as to create a competitive advantage or win further FDI investment from existing and new clients, thereby enhancing competitiveness, in order to sustain and increase job creation. Enterprise Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland and IDA Ireland also offer support to companies under a range of research development and innovation programmes which are also funded from my Department's Capital Budget.

The level of capital expenditure allocated to these Agencies in 2011 and the provisional outturn for 2010 is set out in Vote 34 of the Revised Estimates Volume 2011.