Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 December 2013
38. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 19 November 2013, if he will provide a list of the names of the individual companies that were met as numerated in the response for 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51493/13]
View answerIn some circumstances there are commercial sensitivities surrounding the publication of the information requested by the Deputy. Many of the companies met during St. Patrick’s Day visits are either potential investors in Ireland or prospective commercial partners of Irish companies in a particular market. Releasing the names of such companies could potentially compromise their position with regard to international competitors. Furthermore, it is the policy of IDA Ireland not to release individual company names in response to questions that will end up in the public arena, as doing so could compromise the Agency’s negotiating position with potential new FDI investors and also could be commercially sensitive in dealing with its existing base of clients.
