Dec 2004

Minister of Enterprise Visits Moville Business Park

Minister for Enterprise, Michael Martin, paid a visit to the new Enterprise Park at Glencrow, Moville. Leo McCauley Chairman and fellow directors of North East Inishowen Company - the promoters of the park - welcomed the minister and wished him well in his new post.

Paying tribute to all the funders involved in the setting up of this flagship project (International Fund for Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Donegal County Council, IRDL/LEADER, ADM/CPA and FAS), Mr McCauley said the park was now 70% booked and stressed to the minister the importance of small to medium enterprises in the promotion of local economies.

Minister Martin informed those present that €5 million had been allocated in the recent Budget towards the Social Economy Fund and that the government recognised the value of the small to medium enterprise to the benefit of the national economy. The Minister also recognised the valuable role of local communities in providing suitable environments for the SME sector. He said that "the enterprise centre at Glencrow was exactly the kind of project he wanted to see happening"

It was also stressed to the minister the value of preserving community employment and social schemes to keep local economies working especially in peripheral areas like Inishowen.

Minister Martin met the tenants of the Park, Moville Pottery, where he was given refreshments and a pottery demonstration by Lowry Wasson, and Moville Clothing Company, where Mr Harry Doherty, Managing director, presented him with a Moville made shirt.

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