Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 July 2017
59. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA client visits to each county in 2017, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31962/17]
View answerIDA Ireland maintains statistics of site visits by potential investors on a quarterly basis only. In the first quarter of 2017, there were 173 site visits, up from 136 for the same period in 2016. It is expected that data on site visits for quarter two 2017 will be available at the end of this month.
The table sets out, on a county-by-county basis, the number of IDA Ireland-sponsored site visits for quarter one 2017. Earlier this week I attended the launch of IDA’s 2017 half-year results where the IDA reaffirmed its target of increasing investment in each region of Ireland by 30%-40% by 2019. In 2016, almost two thirds of new jobs created by Enterprise Ireland-supported companies, and over half of those created by IDA-supported companies, were outside Dublin. Based on current data all regions are on target to meet or exceed the job targets set down to be delivered by 2020 in each regional action plan for jobs
Site Visits by County for Quarter 1 2017
|
County |
Q1 2017 |
|
Carlow |
3 |
|
Cavan |
0 |
|
Clare |
10 |
|
Cork |
9 |
|
Donegal |
1 |
|
Dublin |
82 |
|
Galway |
23 |
|
Kerry |
1 |
|
Kildare |
2 |
|
Kilkenny |
2 |
|
Laois |
0 |
|
Leitrim |
1 |
|
Limerick |
10 |
|
Longford |
0 |
|
Louth |
5 |
|
Mayo |
0 |
|
Meath |
0 |
|
Monaghan |
1 |
|
Offaly |
1 |
|
Roscommon |
1 |
|
Sligo |
2 |
|
Tipperary |
5 |
|
Waterford |
3 |
|
Westmeath |
9 |
|
Wexford |
1 |
|
Wicklow |
1 |
|
Total |
173 |
