Written Answers. - Job Creation.
Seymour Crawford
Question:
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Mr. Crawford
asked the
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
the number of foreign industries which have been brought to visit Ireland in each of the past six years by the IDA; the number which have actually been brought to visit County Monaghan or County Cavan in each of the same years; the number of IDA created jobs which have been provided in each of the past six years; the number of those which have been provided to the Border counties of Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows:
The number of site visits to Ireland by overseas investors over the past six years is as follows:
Total First Time Site Visits 1997-2002, excl IFSC.
|
Year
|
Visits
|
|
1997
|
408
|
|
1998
|
358
|
|
1999
|
316
|
|
2000
|
257
|
|
2001
|
164
|
|
2002*
|
147
|
First Time Site Visits 2000-2002 to North East Region*
|
Year
|
Visits
|
|
2000
|
21
|
|
2001
|
13
|
|
2002
|
17
|
*The north east region includes Cavan, Monaghan and Louth. Site figures by region only go back as far as 2000.
Total Employment figures for IDA supported companies for six year period from 1997-2002 are as follows:
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
|
No. of Companies
|
1,106
|
1,165
|
1,276
|
1,262
|
1,158
|
1,094
|
|
Permanent Employment
|
109,113
|
117,754
|
126,127
|
140,896
|
136,448
|
133,246
|
*Figures for 2003 not available until Forfás Employment Survey November 2003.
Employment figures for the Cavan and Monaghan area for IDA companies for the period 1997-2002 are as follows:
County Cavan
|
Employment Data
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002*
|
|
No. of Companies
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
|
Permanent Employment
|
989
|
1,007
|
1,001
|
1,011
|
1,038
|
996
|
County Monaghan
|
Employment Data
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002*
|
|
No. of Companies
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
|
Permanent Employment
|
476
|
490
|
457
|
438
|
442
|
469
|
*Figures for 2003 not available until Forfás employment survey, November 2003.
IDA Ireland is committed, as part of its strategy on regional development, to placing 50% of all new investment into the BMW region. Cavan town with Dundalk, Monaghan and Drogheda is one of the four towns of emphasis in the north east region for IDA Ireland and is strongly mar keted for new investment. The designation of Cavan town as a hub in the national spatial strategy confers on it a strategic position in the overall development plans for Ireland acknowledging that it can support development in both the gateways and rural areas which surround it.
IDA Ireland is currently investing €1 million in Cavan in enhancing the 35 acre business park at Killygarry. This will bring the park up to flagship standard and will greatly enhance its attractiveness for new inward investment. The work is already under way involving the extension of internal roads, services and extensive landscaping. IDA Ireland has also sought and received planning permission for two 2,500 square metre advanced technology units from Cavan County Council, which will be constructed on a roll over basis by the private sector.
