Boatbuilding grants and industry capacity
The Minister denied that the industry had excess capacity or that his Department discouraged grants, and invited Mr. Blaney to provide evidence of such advice.
asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry if there is an over-capacity in the fishing boat-building industry; and if the IDA have been advised by his Department not to allocate any grants towards new or expanding boatyards.
Comment on this
If I were to provide for the Minister details of what inspired this question would he then take it up and investigate whether, unknown to him, the practice has taken place of advising against grants being provided for new boat-building yards of a private nature or the expansion of existing yards? I have information that is contrary to the Minister's information and this practice is to be deplored.