408 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the value of public funds provided to date to a group (details supplied) in County Leitrim by her Department or agencies under the control of her Department; the source of such funding and its purpose; when did the facility commence operation; the number and details of the commercial food enterprises operating from the centre and the staffing level in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13660/07]

Bord Bia has supported the project in the form of a number of targeted marketing initiatives, including pre-launch publicity and website and promotional brochure development, while individual client companies of the hub have also been supported in their marketing efforts. My Department, while supportive of the efforts of the group in question, has not provided funding.