date:May 29, 2012
The investments are being made by 21 companies based in Wexford, Dublin, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Louth and Kerry, and are supported by grants of 3.2m under an EU co-funded seafood processing business scheme.
Over the next three years, the new investments are expected to boost the sales of added value seafood by almost 44m.
Simon Coveney said the investments show confidence in the sector as a high growth area of the economy, and demonstrate a willingness by Irish companies to address the strong