Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 July 2019
1014. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA site visits that have taken place in each county to date over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33425/19]
View answerThe table below details the number of IDA site visits per county from 2016 until the second quarter of 2019.
Whilst site visits remain an important tool in helping showcase regional locations to investors, it is important to remember - as I have made clear before - that the final decision as to where to invest rests solely with the company concerned. It is also the case that site visit activity does not necessarily reflect investment potential, as a significant proportion of all new foreign direct investment comes from existing IDA clients already present in the country.
Creating more jobs in the regions is a priority for both the IDA and my Department as we seek to build on the progress made over the last number of years. Since the IDA Ireland’s ‘Winning’ Strategy was launched in 2015, 455 investments have been won for the regions with almost 27,000 net new jobs created in locations outside Dublin. We are focused on increasing those numbers further in the time ahead.
Table - IDA Site Visits by County, 2016-2019
|
County |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
Q1 2019 |
Q2 2019 |
|
Carlow |
9 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
|
Cavan |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Clare |
18 |
22 |
13 |
5 |
12 |
|
Cork |
49 |
51 |
61 |
17 |
23 |
|
Donegal |
7 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
|
Dublin |
284 |
327 |
269 |
56 |
90 |
|
Galway |
42 |
62 |
54 |
9 |
17 |
|
Kerry |
3 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
|
Kildare |
8 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
|
Kilkenny |
10 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
|
Laois |
6 |
4 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
|
Leitrim |
8 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
|
Limerick |
49 |
42 |
35 |
12 |
22 |
|
Longford |
6 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
Louth |
24 |
22 |
20 |
10 |
9 |
|
Mayo |
5 |
7 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
|
Meath |
8 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
Monaghan |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
Offaly |
4 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
Roscommon |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
Sligo |
20 |
18 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
|
Tipperary |
8 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
Waterford |
17 |
11 |
21 |
8 |
3 |
|
Westmeath |
36 |
42 |
22 |
6 |
5 |
|
Wexford |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
Wicklow |
5 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
Total |
638 |
682 |
607 |
159 |
213 |
