Vacant advance factory statistics
Treacy requested detailed figures on empty advance factories and their use. Reynolds challenged the Minister over the number vacant and called for a policy rethink; Bruton clarified that 740 factories were leased and said the tabular statement contained details of unleased or unreserved space.
asked the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism if he will outline in detail the number of empty advance factories in each city and town in the country; the date on which the building of each factory was completed; the internal area of each factory; the number of these factories for which there are active negotiations with industrialists; the number that have been rented to existing adjacent industries; and the number of advance factories in the country that have been rented or leased to companies as at 31 December 1983 and to date.
Comment on this
The tabular statement which follows gives details of vacant factory space throughout the country exclusive of small industry units, details of which have been provided in response to a separate parliamentary question by the Deputy.
It is assumed that the Deputy's reference to "existing adjacent industries" is to factories which have been let on a temporary basis to existing industries adjacent to such factories. The total number of such factories is 22.
A total of 391 IDA advance factories were leased to manufacturing companies at 31 December 1983. The total number of factories leased at present, including SFADCo advance factories, is 740.
Advance Factories—Medium/Large Industry
Comment on this
The Minister has told the House that 740 factories are vacant around the country and I should like to know if he considers it time for a redirection of policy and a new look to be taken at them so as to make some use of vacant factory space particularly in view of the high level of unemployment?
Comment on this
That is a separate question. A total of 740 factories are leased at present, including those at SFADCo.
Comment on this
The information is given in the tabular statement. The figure of 740 refers to factories leased. There is information given in the tabular statement about other factories which are not leased or reserved.