Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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1233. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the polyethylene terephthalate pellet extrusion project in the Baile Ghib Gaeltacht; the financial support awarded to the project to date by Údarás na Gaeltachta; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1798/19]

Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by Údarás na Gaeltachta that the current status of the project referred to by the Deputy is that preparatory building works have been completed on the facility in Baile Ghib and that the organisation is currently preparing tender documents to hire a contractor to refurbish the facility.

The board of Údarás na Gaeltachta approved a support package for the project in 2018 that will create up to 20 jobs in Baile Ghib in the coming years. The aforementioned capital works will result in an investment of €1.2 million in the building, which will bring it to advance-factory standard. The package also includes an equity investment in the company to enable them to develop the business and the company has received the first instalment of investment from Údarás na Gaeltachta - in line with the required match funding by private investors. This investment has enabled the company to commence ordering plant and equipment for the venture.

It is envisaged that the refurbishment works to the Baile Ghib facility will be completed and that it will be ready to be leased to the project promoter at the beginning of quarter three 2019.