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APPENDIX 4

Mr. Kieran McGowan

Chief Executive

IDA Ireland

Wilton Park House

Wilton Place

Dublin 2

25 April 1997

Dear Mr McGowan

I am directed by the Chairman, Mr Denis Foley T.D. to refer to your recent appearance before the Committee of Public Accounts.

During the meeting you undertook to provide information in relation to the amount of IDA land lying idle in the smaller industrial centres e.g. towns of 3,000 - 5,000 people.

The Committee would be grateful if this information could be provided before 8 May 1997.

Yours sincerely

Clíona O Rourke

Clerk to the Committee

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF IRELAND

WILTON PARK HOUSE

WILTON PLACE

DUBLIN 2 IRELAND

TELEPHONE (01) 603 4000

FACSIMILE (01) 603 4040

KIERAN McGOWAN

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Ms Cliona O’Rourke

Clerk to the

Committee of Public Accounts

Leinster House

Dublin 2

30 April 1997

Dear Ms O’Rourke

I refer to my attendance at the Committee of Public Accounts on 24 April 1997 and your letter of 25 April 1997.

The enclosed tables set out the information as requested.

It should be noted that the figures represent the position at the end of 1996.

I hope that you will find this satisfactory.

Yours sincerely

1. Vacant IDA Factory space (sq.ft.)

Locations	Reserved	Available for promotion		Total
		<7,500	>7,500
Towns population >5,000	380,000*	100,000	134,000	614,000
Towns population 3,000- 5,000	8,000	3,500	——	11,500
Towns population <3,000	62,000	83,500	66,000	211,500
Totals	450,000	187,000	200,000	837,000

* Excluding Gilloge

2. Vacant factory space provided by the private sector with IDA assistance including factories under construction (sq. ft.)

Locations	Reserved	Available	Total
Towns population >5,000	143,550	205,044	348,594
Towns population 3,000-5,000	——	20,000	20,000
Towns population <3000	——	——	——
Totals	143,550	225,044	368,594

3. IDA land available for promotion*

Locations	Acres
Towns population >5,000	1,900
Towns population 3,000-5,000	140
Towns population < 3000	170
Totals	2,210

* Excludes land unsuitable for Foreign Direct Investment currently being sold/exchanged with Local Authorities.

Mr. Kieran McGowan

Chief Executive

IDA Ireland

Wilton Park House

Wilton Place

Dublin 2

8 May 1997

Dear Mr McGowan

I am directed by the Chairman, Mr Denis Foley T.D. to refer to your letter dated 30 April 1997 in relation to vacant factory space.

The Committee considered your letter at its meeting today and requested the actual locations of the vacant factory space for each of the categories mentioned. The Committee also requested if you could provide the same information in relation to SFADCo.

The Committee would be grateful if this information could be provided before 15 May 1997.

Yours sincerely

Clíona O Rourke

Clerk to the Committee

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF IRELAND

WILTON PARK HOUSE

WILTON PLACE

DUBLIN 2 IRELAND

TELEPHONE (01) 603 4000

FACSIMILE (01) 603 4040

KIERAN McGOWAN

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Ms Cliona O’Rourke

Clerk to the

Committee of Public Accounts

Leinster House

Dublin 2.

14 May 1997

Dear Ms O’Rourke

Your letter of 8 inst. refers.

I now attach the detailed breakdown of I.D.A. Ireland space sought by the Committee.

I have sent a copy of your letter to Paul Sheane the Chief Executive of SFADCo. (copy of my letter attached) who will revert to you directly on the space controlled by SFADCo.

Should you require any further information please contact me.

Yours sincerely

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF IRELAND

WILTON PARK HOUSE

WILTON PLACE

DUBLIN 2 IRELAND

TELEPHONE (01) 603 4000

FACSIMILE (01) 603 4040

KIERAN McGOWAN

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Mr Paul Sheane

Chief Executive Officer

Shannon Development

Shannon Free Airport

Shannon

Co. Clare

12 May 1997

Dear Paul

IDA Ireland attended at the Committee of Public Accounts on 24 April 1997.

During the course of that attendance I was asked to supply the Committee with details of vacant space by town size category. I attach a copy of the data I subsequently supplied.

The Committee has now asked me to supply the actual locations of the vacant space for each of the categories. The Committee also requested if I could supply the same information in relation to SFADCo.

We are currently preparing the data for our area of activity, and I should be grateful if you would arrange for the Mid-West data to be sent directly to the Committee.

Yours sincerely

1. Vacant IDA Factory Space (Sq. Ft.)

Locations	Reserved		Available for promotion		Available for promotion
			< 7,500		>7,500
Towns	43,000	Castlebar	750	Castlebar	9,800	Sligo
population	31,000	Castlebar	7,000	Castlebar (2 x 3,500)	10,000	Ballinasloe
>5,000	3,671	Castlebar	3,750	Castlebar	10,500	Kilkenny
	4,102	Cork	1,500	Ballina (2 x 750)	39,000	Waterford (2 x 19,500)
	8,342	Cork (2 x 4,171)	170	Cork	21,700	Waterford
	3,211	Cork	620	Cork	9,300	Dublin
	345	Cork	379	Cork	34,000	Bray
	475	Cork	1,000	Cork
	472	Cork	3,000	Cork
	25,000	Killarney	3,100	Cork
	80,000	Kilkenny	3,040	Cork
	20,000	Kilkenny	3,200	Cork
	16,000	Waterford	3,750	Waterford
	527	Waterford	6,250	Waterford
	9,120	Waterford
	2,712	Waterford	Dublin:
	Dublin:		547	Gardiner St
	1,468	IFSC	585	Gardiner St
	2,544	IFSC	603	Gardiner St
	8,800	IFSC	2,550	IFSC
	455	Pearse St	1,800	IFSC
	4,150	Pearse St	1,114	IFSC
	6,000	Pearse St	3,050	IFSC
	3,730	Pearse St	3,360	IFSC
	368	East Wall Road	1,500	IFSC
	566	East Wall Road	1,400	IFSC
	3,458	Clonshaugh	1,000	IFSC
	3,584	Clonshaugh	1,300	IFSC
	3,340	Ballymun	300	Pearse St
	1,898	Tallaght (2 x 949)	115	Pearse St
	550	Tallaght	107	Pearse St
	806	Tallaght	455	Pearse St
	33,000	Blanchardstown	433	Pearse St
	22,000	Longford	4,415	Pearse St
	10,000	Athlone	3,470	Pearse St
	25,202	Mullinger	820	Pearse St (2 x 410)
			438	East Wall Road
			300	East Wall Road (2 x 150)
			480	East Wall Road (2 x 240)
			816	East Wall Road (2 x 408)
			461	East Wall Road
			480	East Wall Road
			492	East Wall Road
			538	East Wall Road
			4,425	Newmarket
			4,904	Newmarket
			3,713	Newmarket
			3,500	Clondalkin
			340	Tallaght
			692	Tallaght
			806	Tallaght
			2,000	Tallaght (2 x 1,000)
			400	Tallaght (2 x 200)
			250	Tallaght
			2,000	Naas (2 x 1,000)
			3,100	Dundalk
			3,237	Monaghan
Subtotal*	380,000		100,000		134,000
Towns	1,000	Cavan	2,490	Buncrana (3 x 830)
population	7,000	Rathdowney	1,000	Cavan
3,000-5,000
Subtotal*	8,000		3,500		0

Locations	Reserved		Available for promotion		Available for promotion
			< 7,500		>7,500
Towns	1,100	Donegal	9,990	Ballyshannon (3 x 3,330)	54,000	Ballyjamesduff
population	11,500	Ballinamore	2,490	Milford (3 x 830)	11,700	Rooskey
<3,000	1,000	Ballinamore	856	Donegal
	11,000	Drumshanbo	6,320	Manorhamilton (2 x 3,160)
	2,800	Carrick-on-Shannon	7,500	Tubbercurry
	7,700	Glennamaddy	6,000	Charlestown
	4,000	Knock (4 x 1,000)	4,970	Bangorerris
	5,812	Charlestown	2,994	Bantry
	3,200	Skibereen	480	Bantry
	1,000	Bantry	480	Bantry
	1,100	Bantry	490	Bantry
	11,500	Cappoquinn	1,253	Bantry
			1,000	Charleville
			2,000	Cahirciveen (2 x 1,000)
			1,000	Cahirviveen
			2,940	Gorey (3 x 980)
			7,162	Mountrath
			6,000	Mountrath
			11,100	Edenderry (3 x 3,700)
			3,669	Castlerea
			1,000	Castlerea
			771	Strokestown
			852	Strokestown
			813	Strokestown
			1,547	Strokestown
Subtotal*	62,000		83,500		66,000
Total	450,000		187,000		200,000

* Subtotals Rounded

2. Vacant factory space provided by the private sector with IDA assistance including factories under construction (sq. ft)

Town sizes	Reserved/locations		Available/ Locations
Towns	21,550	Cork Tech. Park	20,000	Dungarvan
population	22,000	Wexford	24,024	Ballina
>5,000	25,000	Swords	25,000	Galway
	25,000	Swords	25,000	Cork
	50,000	Blanchardstown	27,000	Dundalk
			27,000	Bray
			26,000	Finglas
			31,020	City West
Subtotal	143,550		205,044
Towns population 3,000-5,000	——		20,000	Tuam
Towns population <3000	——		——
Totals	143,550		225,044

SHANNON COUNTY CLARE, IRELAND.

TELEPHONE - 353-61-361555 FAX - 353-61-361903 Email: [Info@Shannon-Devre URL: http://www.commerce.ie/shannon-dev/

Innovative Action - Regional Growth

Ms. Cliona O’Rourke

Clerk of the Committee

Committee of Public Accounts

Leinster House

DUBLIN 2

14 May 1997

Dear Ms. O’Rourke

I refer to your letter of 6 May to Kieran McGowan IDA requesting information re vacant factory space in the Shannon Region. I attach the information as requested and should you have any further requests for information please let me know.

Yours sincerely

Jack Bourke

Company Secretary

c.c. K. McGowan

1. Vacant SFADCo Factory space (sq.ft.)

Locations	Reserved	Available for promotion		Total
		<7,500	>7,500
Towns population >5,000	270.000	146,000	274,000	690,000
Towns population 3,000 - 5,000	nil	24,000	11,000	35,000
Towns population <3,000	31,000	52,000	nil	83,000
Totals	301,00	222,000	285,000	808.000

2. Vacant factory space provided by the private sector with SFADCo assistance including factories under construction (sq.ft.)

Locations	Reserved	Available	Total
Towns population >5,000	Nil	50,000	50,000
Towns population 3,000 - 5,000	Nil	Nil	Nil
Towns population <3,000	Nil	Nil	Nil
Totals	NIL	50,000	50,000

3. SFADCo land available for promotion

Locations	Acres
Towns population >5,000	1,095
Towns population 3,000 - 5,000	60
Towns population <3,000	965
Totals	2,120