Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 June 2004
112 Mr. Noonan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies which have been grant aided by the IDA in 2004, 2003 and 2002; the identity of these companies which are located in the mid-west region; the number of persons employed in each of these companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16630/04]
View answerIDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment, FDI, to Ireland and its regions. The agency is actively marketing the mid-west region on an ongoing basis as a location for FDI through its network of overseas offices. However the attraction of FDI to the Shannon free zone is a matter for Shannon Development.
Responsibility for provision of property solutions within the mid-west region lies with Shannon Development. IDA works closely with Shannon Development in the promotion and marketing of these tailored property solutions throughout the mid-west and this includes, for example, the Askeaton Business Park in Limerick and the Tipperary Technology Park in Thurles.
Data on the name and number of companies grant-aided by IDA Ireland, in the mid-west region for the years 2003 and 2004 will not be available until the IDA publishes its annual reports for 2003 and 2004. The annual report for 2003 will be published at the end of June 2004. I have arranged that IDA Ireland will forward the relevant data for 2003 to the Deputy when it becomes available.
In 2002, a total of 139 companies were grant aided by IDA Ireland. These included 12 companies in the mid-west region. These companies are listed in the following table.
The total number of employees in IDA grant-aided companies in the mid-west region in 2002 was 3,804, as given in the Forfás employment survey for 2002. Individual employment figures for each company are submitted to Forfás on a confidential basis. These figures are not published, but are collated by Forfás to produce their annual employment survey.
|
Company Name |
Town |
County |
|
Adhesives Research, Ireland, Ltd. |
Limerick City |
Limerick |
|
Amann Industries Corporation |
Tralee |
Kerry North |
|
Beru Manufacturing GmbH |
Tralee |
Kerry North |
|
Cook Ireland Limited |
Limerick |
Limerick |
|
Essidev SA |
Ennis |
Clare |
|
Filtertek BV |
Newcastlewest |
Limerick |
|
Fleet Street Travel Limited |
Tralee |
Kerry North |
|
Martin Dawes Systems |
Limerick |
Limerick |
|
NETg Ireland Limited |
Limerick |
Limerick |
|
Teleca Ireland Limited |
Ennis |
Clare |
|
TFX Medical |
Limerick |
Limerick |
|
Wilo Pumps Limited |
Limerick |
Limerick. |
