Advance factories in Charleville and Duhallow
The IDA does not currently consider advance factories warranted in Charleville or Duhallow, citing employment needs, infrastructure and proximity to existing factories. It will continue promoting the areas and reviewing the situation; an additional industrial site is being negotiated at Mallow.
asked the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy if the IDA intends to erect advance factories at (a) Charleville, County Cork; and (b) in the Duhallow area of north Cork.
Comment on this
The Industrial Development Authority use a number of criteria to select the centres which will obtain the greatest benefit from the construction of an advance factory. I understand that, having examined the situation in the Charleville area and in the Duhallow area, it is not considered that the construction of an advance factory is warranted in either area at present.
The authority will keep the situation under review however and will continue its promotion of the areas in question for suitable industrial development.
Comment on this
On what basis does the Parliamentary Secretary say an advance factory is not warranted in the area?
Comment on this
The criteria used by the IDA when selecting suitable areas includes the extent of the need for job creation, the quality of the infrastructure and proximity of an existing advance factory. While the IDA are aware of the need for further industrial development in this area they consider the employment situation in these towns to be relatively satisfactory and have not therefore included them in their current factory programme. However, the IDA are negotiating the purchase of an additional site of approximately 23 acres at Mallow which will be promoted for industrial development.
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