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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 October 2018

Thursday, 11 October 2018

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Alan Kelly

Question:

88. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of foreign company visits per region in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the volume of visits in each region by location; if those locations were privately owned or State owned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41605/18]

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IDA Ireland continues to highlight the benefits of expanding or locating in all counties to its client base. It is important to remember, however, that the final decision as to where to invest always rests with the company concerned. It is also the case that site visit activity does not necessarily reflect investment potential, as almost 70% of all new foreign direct investment comes from existing IDA Ireland client companies.

Site visits are collated by the IDA on a county-by-county basis only and are released every quarter. Information on the number of site visits per month to specific locations is therefore unavailable.

The following table sets out the number of IDA Ireland site visits to each county in 2016, 2017 and the first two quarters of 2018. Figures for the third quarter of this year will be compiled at the end of October.

County

2016

2017

Q1 2018

Q2  2018

Dublin

284

327

69

72

Kildare

8

10

4

0

Meath 

8

3

1

3

Wicklow

5

2

0

1

Laois

6

4

4

2

Longford

6

7

0

0

Offaly

4

5

0

1

Westmeath 

36

42

3

9

Clare

18

22

4

3

Limerick

49

42

8

7

Tipperary

8

8

1

1

Cavan 

2

2

0

1

Louth 

24

22

6

6

Monaghan 

2

1

0

1

Donegal 

7

2

0

3

Leitrim 

8

5

2

3

Sligo 

20

18

5

3

Carlow

9

8

1

2

Kilkenny

10

6

0

2

Waterford

17

11

5

9

Wexford

7

3

0

1

Cork 

49

51

10

14

Kerry

3

9

0

5

Galway 

42

62

10

20

Mayo 

5

7

2

2

Roscommon

1

3

0

1

Total

638

682

135

172

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