Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 March 2008
300 Deputy Olwyn Enright asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of site visits by the Industrial Development Authority to Counties Laois, Offaly and Westmeath over the past five years; the towns visited in the same counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10167/08]
View answerIDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Ireland and its regions. The marketing of individual areas for new or expansion FDI investments and jobs is a day-to-day operational matter for the Agency. While I may give general policy directives to the Agency, I am precluded under the Industrial Development Acts from giving directives regarding individual undertakings or from giving preference to one area over others. The arrangement of visits by potential investors to various locations through out the country is an operational matter for the Agency and not one in which I have a function. Accordingly, I have forwarded your query to the Secretary of IDA Ireland for his attention.
