Details of the locations of the companies, mentioned in my reply to the Deputy on 12 May 2010, are set out on the attached tabular statement as are the numbers employed in IDA supported companies in each of the counties in question. It is not possible to give employee figures in respect of individual companies, as information regarding numbers employed in individual companies is supplied in confidence, for statistical purposes only.
IDA is fully committed to securing balanced regional development, including winning investment for the Border region. Indeed, one of the high level goals set out in the IDA strategy document, entitled“Horizon 2020”, is that, in the period 2010 to 2014, 50% of FDI projects will be located outside of Dublin and Cork. As part of its strategy to attract inward investment, IDA Ireland introduces a prospective client company to 3 or 4 selected locations, which can meet the company’s requirements for skills, labour, site and/or building(s), and infrastructure. However, the promoting company takes the final decision on location in all cases.
Table showing the number of IDA supported companies per county and the total number of employees in IDA supported companies in those counties
County
|
No. of Companies
|
Employment by County
|
Donegal
|
13
|
1,683
|
Sligo
|
20
|
2,190
|
Leitrim
|
5
|
988
|
Cavan
|
5
|
1,033
|
Monaghan
|
6
|
356
|
Louth
|
22
|
1,637
|
Total
|
71
|
7,887
|