Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 June 2016
545. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits made by IDA Ireland client companies to each county, on a county basis and in tabular form, in 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18104/16]
View answerIDA Ireland maintains statistics of site visits by potential investors on a quarterly basis. During quarter one of 2016, there were a total of 136 IDA Ireland sponsored site visits by potential investors to various locations throughout the country. The table sets out, on a county-by-county basis, the number of IDA Ireland sponsored site visits during this period.
It is important to note that data on site visits is not an accurate measure of the level of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) activity in a region or county. That is because approximately 70% of all FDI investment won by IDA Ireland comes from its existing client base, rather than new companies.
The true measure of FDI is reflected in IDA Ireland’s record 2015 results. IDA Ireland client companies created just under 19,000 (18,983) jobs on the ground during the year across a range of sectors, with every region of Ireland posting net gains in jobs.
While IDA Ireland does attempt to influence the choice of location, the final decision as to where to visit and ultimately locate is taken in all cases by the client company.
IDA Ireland Jobs Statistics 2015; Site Visits 2015 and Quarter 1 2016 by County
|
County |
No. of Companies |
Total Jobs |
New Jobs 2015 |
Site Visits 2015 |
Site Visits Q1 2016 |
|
Carlow |
7 |
768 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
|
Cavan |
7 |
1,165 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
|
Clare |
68 |
6,599 |
646 |
12 |
3 |
|
Cork |
148 |
31,900 |
4,062 |
48 |
11 |
|
Donegal |
12 |
2,918 |
330 |
5 |
1 |
|
Dublin |
652 |
77,244 |
8,864 |
242 |
57 |
|
Galway |
60 |
14,297 |
1,267 |
41 |
10 |
|
Kerry |
12 |
1,931 |
89 |
6 |
1 |
|
Kildare |
22 |
10,313 |
679 |
7 |
5 |
|
Kilkenny |
5 |
650 |
9 |
10 |
4 |
|
Laois |
2 |
97 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
|
Leitrim |
4 |
423 |
16 |
8 |
1 |
|
Limerick |
52 |
8,849 |
1,018 |
40 |
9 |
|
Longford |
5 |
686 |
46 |
2 |
1 |
|
Louth |
21 |
3,245 |
317 |
20 |
5 |
|
Mayo |
18 |
3,981 |
159 |
3 |
2 |
|
Meath |
17 |
1,571 |
89 |
7 |
2 |
|
Monaghan |
5 |
146 |
52 |
2 |
0 |
|
Offaly |
10 |
902 |
58 |
8 |
1 |
|
Roscommon |
9 |
936 |
99 |
2 |
0 |
|
Sligo |
22 |
2,029 |
132 |
15 |
4 |
|
Tipperary |
12 |
3,518 |
95 |
12 |
4 |
|
Waterford |
33 |
5,662 |
536 |
31 |
4 |
|
Westmeath |
16 |
2,529 |
212 |
28 |
9 |
|
Wexford |
17 |
2,486 |
101 |
4 |
1 |
|
Wicklow |
18 |
2,211 |
49 |
7 |
1 |
|
Total |
1,254 |
187,056 |
18,983 |
565 |
136 |
