Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 November 2015
187. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps that the Industrial Development Agency Ireland and Enterprise Ireland are taking to create employment in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41431/15]
View answerI am informed by IDA Ireland that they do not own any marketable land on the Baldoyle Industrial Estate. The Agency is aware of privately owned industrial space on the estate and has assured me that it will promote this land as part of its marketing efforts, in response to specific client queries and also where the opportunities arise for the purpose of winning FDI projects for the county. There are a number of vacant large scale industrial units in the nearby Clonshaugh Business and Technology Park, and IDA Ireland continues to market these as part of its overall value proposition for Dublin.
According to the 2014 Annual Employment Survey there are 596 IDA client companies employing in total 70,989 people located in the greater Dublin area. There are also 1,607 Enterprise Ireland client companies in Dublin employing 25,604 people. 387 of these companies are in the Fingal catchment area and employ 6,402 people.
Dublin continues to perform well and in 2015 to date, IDA Ireland has announced 53 client investments in Dublin which are expected to create in excess of 4,500 new jobs over the coming years.
IDA Ireland’s strategy for Dublin includes progressing the development of a knowledge economy in order that the region can compete both nationally and internationally for foreign direct investment; working with the existing client base in Dublin to encourage them to expand and diversify into higher value added good and services; acting as a broker with the higher education authorities, key client companies and Science Foundation Ireland to encourage further research and development; providing modern property solutions with supporting infrastructure; and working with local authorities and other relevant agencies to influence the delivery of the necessary infrastructure in the county.
In addition to the Clonshaugh Business and Technology Park I previously mentioned, Dublin has a variety of high quality manufacturing and office buildings in well maintained business and technology parks owned by IDA Ireland and private developers strategically placed throughout the county that are well capable of providing immediate property solutions.
