Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 July 2016
254. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency's client visits in quarter 1 and 2 of 2016, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20007/16]
View answerIDA Ireland collates data on its site visits on a quarterly basis. The latest data available is for the first quarter of 2016, during which there were 136 IDA Ireland-sponsored site visits countrywide. The breakdown is provided in the following table. Figures for the second quarter will be available early next month.
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 partly because approximately 70% of all FDI investment won by IDA Ireland comes from its existing client base, rather than new companies.
The number of site visits to a particular county is also better viewed against the background of the wider progress IDA Ireland is making in generating new jobs across the country. This can be seen in the Agency’s record 2015 results, in which a total of 18,983 jobs were created with employment in IDA Ireland client companies rising to over 187,000. The Agency has also made regional development a cornerstone of its five-year strategy and is targeting a minimum increase in investment of 30%-40% in each individual region outside Dublin.
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 |
