Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 May 2004
81 Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created by IDA Ireland in Counties Monaghan and Cavan on a yearly basis since January 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15273/04]
View answerIDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment, FDI, to Ireland and its regions. The agency, through its network of local and overseas offices, is actively marketing counties Cavan and Monaghan on an ongoing basis as a location for FDI.
The data following details the number of jobs created in IDA supported companies for counties Monaghan and Cavan over the period 1997-2002.
|
Year |
New Jobs in IDA Supported Companies in Co. Cavan |
New Jobs in IDA Supported Companies in Co. Monaghan |
|
1997 |
108 |
28 |
|
1998 |
49 |
24 |
|
1999 |
35 |
0 |
|
2000 |
34 |
1 |
|
2001 |
68 |
22 |
|
2002 |
0 |
57 |
County data for 2003 will not be available until the end of June 2004. I have arranged that IDA Ireland will forward the relevant county data for 2003 to the Deputy when it becomes available.
