The availability of an adequate supply of marketable serviced land and buildings in advance of demand is a key element in IDA Ireland's ability to compete for mobile foreign direct investment. That is because the availability of property solutions for potential investors allows projects to commence at an earlier date by diminishing much of the difficulties associated with land acquisition, planning and construction. It is therefore an important means by which the IDA can secure new investments for the country.
IDA Ireland collates data on land ownings using hectares as its principal unit of measurement. The IDA's property portfolio consists of approximately 4,400 hectares, which is made up of business and technology parks, industrial estates and strategic sites. Of this, approximately 1,100 hectares of land is available for marketing and around 3,300 hectares of land is currently in use. I understand that the Agency does not collate data on land currently in use by hectare. However, it does hold this data on land available for marketing.
I have been informed by the Agency that the majority of the IDA's lands were acquired over 30 years ago. As a result, collating details on the date of purchase for each of these holdings will take some time. The table below, however, provide details of all IDA Ireland land currently available for marketing.
Table - Available IDA Owned Land by County
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County
|
Town
|
Land Address
|
Hectares Available
|
County Carlow
|
Bagenalstown
|
Bagenalstown
|
0.1555
|
County Cavan
|
Cavan
|
Cavan B&T Park
|
9.05
|
County Cork
|
Youghal
|
Springfield Estate
|
1.87
|
County Cork
|
Youghal
|
Foxhole
|
1.0063
|
County Cork
|
Skibbereen
|
Poundlick Estate
|
3.86
|
County Cork
|
Kanturk
|
Mallow B & T Park
|
0.6831
|
County Cork
|
Kinsale
|
Rathhallikeen
|
0.1298
|
County Cork
|
Kanturk
|
Pulleen
|
2.47
|
County Cork
|
Fermoy
|
Rathealy
|
0.9407
|
County Cork
|
Cork City
|
Cork City Kilbarry B&T Park
|
57.53
|
County Cork
|
Carrigtohill
|
Carrigtohill B&T Park
|
11.08
|
County Cork
|
Charleville
|
Rathgoggan Estate
|
1.86
|
County Cork
|
Bantry
|
Drombrow
|
1.9627
|
County Cork
|
Bandon
|
Laragh Estate
|
1.37
|
County Cork
|
Cork City
|
Ringaskiddy
|
149.32
|
County Cork
|
Cork City
|
Cork B&T Park
|
0.42
|
County Cork
|
Cork City
|
Ringaskiddy Estate
|
0.2023
|
County Cork
|
Cork City
|
Rossa Ave
|
0.1152
|
County Cork
|
Millstreet
|
Millstreet IDA Estate
|
0.1133
|
County Cork
|
Fermoy
|
Fermoy B&T Park
|
6.05
|
County Cork
|
Carrigtohill East
|
Cork Carrigtohill East
|
53.1576
|
County Donegal
|
Ballyshannon
|
Ballyshannon
|
1.0672
|
County Donegal
|
Donegal/Tully/Clar/B
|
Lurganboy
|
0.872
|
County Donegal
|
Letterkenny
|
Knocknamona
|
1.35
|
County Donegal
|
Letterkenny/Manorcun
|
Letterkenny B&T Park
|
19.33
|
County Donegal
|
Letterkenny/Manorcun
|
Letterkenny Lisnenan 2
|
0.38
|
County Donegal
|
Letterkenny/Manorcun
|
Letterkenny B&T Park
|
2.6282
|
County Dublin
|
Dublin 24
|
Dublin 24 - Whitestown Ind Est
|
0.56
|
County Dublin
|
Dublin 11
|
Dublin 11 - Poppintree Ind. Est.
|
3.78
|
County Dublin
|
Blanchardstown
|
Cruiserath
|
27.1925
|
County Dublin
|
Blanchardstown
|
Blanchardstown B&T Park
|
10.4956
|
County Dublin
|
Dublin 12
|
Dubl 12 - Ballymount Ind. Est.
|
0.0249
|
County Dublin
|
Swords
|
Swords Bus. Park, Greenfields
|
2.04
|
County Dublin
|
Dublin 5
|
Belcamp - B&T Park
|
46.44
|
County Galway
|
Tuam
|
Tuam Business Park
|
1.4794
|
County Galway
|
Roundstone
|
Roundstone
|
1.42
|
County Galway
|
Mountbellew/Ballygar
|
Mountbellew Business Park
|
0.1979
|
County Galway
|
Gort
|
Gort Business Park
|
1.1217
|
County Galway
|
Glenamaddy
|
Glenamaddy Business Park
|
0.9105
|
County Galway
|
Galway City
|
Parkmore B&T Park (W&E)
|
26.75
|
County Galway
|
Ballygar
|
Ballygar Site
|
3.4398
|
County Galway
|
Ballinasloe
|
Ballinasloe B&T Park
|
8.88
|
County Galway
|
Tuam
|
Tuam Science & Technology Park
|
9.92
|
County Galway
|
Galway City
|
Oranmore Science & Tech Park
|
26.78
|
County Galway
|
Athenry
|
Athenry
|
92.4351
|
County Kerry
|
Killorglin
|
Farrantoreen
|
0.74
|
County Kerry
|
Killarney
|
Killarney B&T Park
|
1.14
|
County Kerry
|
Tralee
|
Acq c.1.0Ha Tralee
|
1
|
County Kildare
|
Newbridge
|
Newbridge Business Park
|
2.9339
|
County Kilkenny
|
Kilkenny
|
Purcellsinch Ind. Park
|
3.95
|
County Kilkenny
|
Kilkenny/Bennetsbridge
|
Kilkenny B&T Park
|
13.4
|
County Kilkenny
|
Belview
|
Belview
|
22.8
|
County Laois
|
Portlaoise
|
Portlaoise B&T Park
|
9.62
|
County Leitrim
|
Carrick-On-Shannon
|
Carrick-On-Shannon B&T Park
|
6.4
|
County Leitrim
|
Carrick-On-Shannon
|
Carrick-On-Shannon
|
0.1845
|
County Leitrim
|
Drumshanbo
|
Drumshanbo
|
0.2238
|
County Leitrim
|
Manorhamilton
|
Manorhamilton
|
0.9264
|
County Leitrim
|
Manorhamilton
|
Carrickleitrim
|
0.4208
|
County Leitrim
|
Mohill
|
Mohill
|
2.0693
|
County Limerick
|
Limerick
|
The National Technology Park
|
64.72
|
County Limerick
|
Limerick
|
Raheen Business Park
|
53.86
|
County Longford
|
Longford
|
Aghafad
|
2.0272
|
County Longford
|
Longford
|
Longford Industrial Estate
|
1.0176
|
County Louth
|
Greenore
|
Greenore
|
0.0272
|
County Louth
|
Dundalk
|
Dundalk Finnabair B&T Park
|
5.74
|
County Louth
|
Dundalk/Ravensdale
|
Dundalk Mullagharlin East
|
12.8
|
County Louth
|
Dundalk
|
Dundalk Mullagharlin
|
44.175
|
County Louth
|
Drogheda
|
Drogheda B&T Park
|
22.53
|
County Mayo
|
Ballina
|
Ballina Business Park
|
0.6
|
County Mayo
|
Bangor Erris
|
Bango Erris Industrial Park
|
0.607
|
County Mayo
|
Castlebar
|
Castlebar B&T Park
|
3.0897
|
County Mayo
|
Foxford
|
Foxford Business Park
|
0.6798
|
County Mayo
|
Ballina
|
Ballina
|
10.6141
|
County Meath
|
Navan Boyerstown Bro
|
Navan B&T Park
|
24.21
|
County Monaghan
|
Monaghan
|
Monaghan Business Park
|
7.53
|
County Offaly
|
Tullamore
|
Tullamore Industrial Estate
|
0.3541
|
County Offaly
|
Tullamore
|
Tullamore B&T Park
|
8
|
County Offaly
|
Clara
|
Clara
|
0.4872
|
County Roscommon
|
Roscommon
|
Roscommon B&T Park
|
4.63
|
County Roscommon
|
Castlerea
|
Station Rd
|
1.1735
|
County Sligo
|
Sligo
|
Cleveragh Business Park
|
0.3035
|
County Sligo
|
Easkey
|
Easkey Business Park
|
0.0611
|
County Sligo
|
Sligo
|
Finisklin B &T Park
|
10.97
|
County Sligo
|
Sligo
|
Sligo - Oakfield Site
|
31.3186
|
County Tipperary
|
Tipperary
|
Knockanrawley
|
2.08
|
County Tipperary
|
Clonmel
|
Clonmel Bus Park
|
20.071
|
County Waterford
|
Waterford
|
Waterford Industrial Estate
|
5.19
|
County Waterford
|
Waterford
|
Waterford B&T Park
|
23.88
|
County Waterford
|
Dungarvan
|
Dungarvan B&T Park
|
11.5675
|
County Westmeath
|
Mullingar
|
Clonmore Ind. Est.
|
6.8
|
County Westmeath
|
Athlone
|
Athlone B&T Park Garrycastle
|
11.3647
|
County Westmeath
|
Athlone
|
Garrankesh Estate
|
0.0926
|
County Westmeath
|
Mullingar
|
Mullingar B&T Park
|
22.5
|
County Wexford
|
Wexford
|
Wexford B&T Park
|
3.14
|
County Wexford
|
Wexford
|
Wexford Whitemills
|
0.066
|
County Wexford
|
Enniscorthy
|
Moyne Upper
|
0.39
|
County Wicklow
|
Arklow
|
Arklow Kilbride
|
0.1197
|
County Wicklow
|
Greystones
|
Greystones B&T Park
|
17.93
|
County Wicklow
|
Arklow
|
Arklow B&T Park
|
14.56
|