Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
381. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits conducted by IDA Ireland that took place during 2013 and the first six months of 2014 in Waterford city and county. [32995/14]
View answer382. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland created jobs that exist in Waterford city and county currently; and the number that existed ten years ago. [32996/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 381 and 382 together.
I am informed by IDA Ireland that during 2013 there were 14 IDA Ireland sponsored site visits by potential investors to County Waterford with an additional 5 visits up until the end of June 2014. These site visits were from new companies visiting the location for the first time and from senior executives of existing companies.
There are many complex factors influencing investor location decision-making such as the increasing preference of investors globally for cities of scale with 1 million plus population, significant challenges from lower cost locations in the UK and Eastern Europe and attractive regional aid.
The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on the number of jobs gained and lost in the enterprise development agencies. The survey is conducted on an annual basis and aggregated at county level. Details of the total number of jobs in Waterford City and County currently and in 2004 are set out in the following tabular statement.
Table shows employment data in Waterford City and County in 2004 and 2014
|
Year |
No. of Companies |
Total no. of Jobs |
No. of Jobs Created |
|
2004 |
33 |
7,380 |
613 |
|
2014 |
28 |
5,075 |
172 |
