Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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235. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of properties that have been established as development units for enterprise start-ups and the costs incurred in acquiring these, by county. [46420/15]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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There are a range of initiatives for the provision of space for start-up companies. These include community enterprise centres, incubation centres and business innovation centres.

I should point out that Enterprise Ireland does not have the management of a portfolio of industrial buildings available for leasing and letting within its remit. However to support the delivery of property solutions for entrepreneurs and micro-enterprises nationally, Enterprise Ireland, working with other enterprise partners such as the Local Authorities and other local community organisations, has co-funded the establishment of Community Enterprise Centres across Ireland. Since the launch of the first Community Enterprise Centre scheme in 1989, Enterprise Ireland has approved €64 million for the development of Community Enterprise Centres in towns and villages across the country.

The number of Centres is set out at Table 1.

Furthermore, I understand from Enterprise Ireland that there are currently 24 incubation centres for which Enterprise Ireland has paid capital grant funding of €48,398,830.

The number of incubation centres in each county is outlined in Table 2.

In addition, Business Innovation Centres located in Dublin, Galway, Cork and Waterford develop and manage incubation space to assist fledgling businesses start, establish and then to move on, so that vacated space can be used for other new start-up businesses.

IDA Ireland has no properties that have been established specifically as development units for enterprise start-ups. However, IDA Ireland does market the availability of privately-owned space to potential clients.

Table 1: Community Enterprise Centres

Table 2: Incubation Centres