O’ Donovan welcomes €200,000 funding of Innovative Limerick Business under the Rural Development Programme

Added January 17th, 2013

Fine Gael TD for Limerick Patrick O’ Donovan has welcomed the news that the  Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government , Phil Hogan has given sanction for West Limerick Resources Ltd to approve funding of €200,000 to Worldwide Automation Technical Support Ltd (W.A.T.S. Ltd) to assist in the development of a manufacturing facility in Killeedy, Ballagh, Co Limerick.

The proposed manufacturing facility will facilitate the manufacture of LCD screen recycling machines supporting the market requirement to remove hazardous waste materials from LCD flat panels and monitors. The technology is the first of its kind in the world and has been developed by ALR Innovations who have contracted the manufacture of the machines to W.A.T.S Ltd.

“This funding is very much welcome and I would like to wish W.A.T.S. Ltd every future success. Small companies like W.A.T.S. Ltd will play a huge part in this country’s economic recovery”.

“This government is committed to rural development and supporting people with business ideas, the Rural Development Programme ensures that people can avail of the resources available under the programme to develop their ideas and provide the rural economy with the stimulus necessary to support the development and maintenance of sustainable rural communities into the future”.

“If businesses like W.A.T.S. Ltd can be supported I have no doubt that they would make a significant impact and contribution to the rural economy of this country and particularly in Limerick”.