Written answers
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Departmental Funding
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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1647. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will outline all funding announcements made by her or by her Department for projects in County Mayo since January 2015, in tabular form; the details of each project; the status of the project at 31 December 2016; the amount of funding drawn down at 31 December 2016; and the reason for the delay in the project or funding draw down. [1062/17]
Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The question is understood to refer to projects being realised through funding disbursed by my Department or its agencies, the details of which have been the subject of announcements since January 2015 by way of a press release or similar announcement.
Details are as follows:
| Agency | Project Name | Amount Approved | Project Details | Status at 31/12/16 | Amount drawn down by 31/12/16 | Reason for delay in project or funding draw down, if any |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Foundation Ireland | Mayo Science and Technology Festival 2015 | €16,000 | Mayo County Council for delivery of Mayo Science and Technology Festival in November 2015 | Closed | €16,000 | N/A |
| Science Foundation Ireland | Mayo Science and Technology Festival 2016 | €16,000 | Mayo County Council for delivery of Mayo Science and Technology Festival in November 2016 | Festival delivered. Final report due mid-February 2017 | €14,400 | Balance to be paid on receipt of satisfactory final report. |
| Enterprise Ireland/LEOs | Love Castlebar Community Project Limited | * | Community Creative Hub. The project is a maker space for local innovators, artists and entrepreneurs to create launch and scale new ventures. | Ongoing | * | n/a |
| Enterprise Ireland/LEOs | I.R.D. Kiltimagh Limited | * | Community Enterprise Initiative supporting Entrepreneurship and existing business in the Kiltimagh area. | Ongoing | * | n/a |
| Enterprise Ireland/LEOs | Partners: Mayo, Roscommon and Galway LEOs | * | iFactory West aims to scale up 30 companies with growth potential across the West region through an intensive innovation programme suited to their individual needs. | Ongoing | * | n/a |
| Enterprise Ireland/LEOs | Partners: Mayo, Roscommon and Galway LEOs | * | Creation of a gateway to the London market for West-based micro food and drinks enterprises, through a shared co-opetition logistics and market development model. | Ongoing | * | n/a |
In addition:
- The Local Enterprise Office also funded a number of business development projects out of their total drawdown of €554,308.
- Enterprise Ireland paid €1,179,945 to clients in Mayo in 2015 and €1,705,354 in 2016. An IDA Advanced Technology facility is under construction in Castlebar, with an anticipated completion date of the first quarter of this year.
- Since January 2015, two IDA supported companies, Coca-Cola (Ballina) and Fort Wayne Metals (Castlebar), announced investments of €26m and €10m respectively, for expansions of existing operations in Mayo.
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