Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 November 2016
336. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if all properties on vacant IDA Ireland land received site visits in 2015 and to date in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34331/16]
View answerIDA Ireland maintains data on the number of visits by investors on a county, rather than individual site, basis. The breakdown by county of such visits in 2015 and 2016 is set out in the following table. Where clients inspect more than one site within a county during a visit, this is reflected in the statistics as one site visit only. Information on the precise number of visits to individual sites is not currently available.
To date in 2016, each county in the State has received at least one site visit. This regional spread demonstrates IDA’s ongoing work to increase investment in regions outside of Dublin by 30-40% by 2019, a goal that is set out in the Agency’s strategy for the 2015-2019 period.
Statistics demonstrate that progress is being made towards this goal. For example, in 2015, 53% of all jobs created by IDA Ireland clients were based outside of Dublin, compared to 49% in 2014.
Site Visits by County 2015 and to End of Quarter 3 2016
|
County |
2015 |
To Date (end Q3 2016) |
|
Carlow |
1 |
8 |
|
Cavan |
0 |
1 |
|
Clare |
12 |
13 |
|
Cork |
48 |
43 |
|
Donegal |
5 |
6 |
|
Dublin |
242 |
204 |
|
Galway |
41 |
33 |
|
Kerry |
6 |
3 |
|
Kildare |
7 |
7 |
|
Kilkenny |
10 |
10 |
|
Laois |
4 |
6 |
|
Leitrim |
8 |
6 |
|
Limerick |
40 |
39 |
|
Longford |
2 |
5 |
|
Louth |
20 |
17 |
|
Mayo |
3 |
4 |
|
Meath |
7 |
7 |
|
Monaghan |
2 |
2 |
|
Offaly |
8 |
4 |
|
Roscommon |
2 |
1 |
|
Sligo |
15 |
13 |
|
Tipperary |
12 |
8 |
|
Waterford |
31 |
15 |
|
Westmeath |
28 |
24 |
|
Wexford |
4 |
6 |
|
Wicklow |
7 |
4 |
|
TOTAL |
565 |
489 |
