Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 September 2020
36. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the IDA is working to identify a client company to occupy a plant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27682/20]
View answerMy Department has been informed by IDA Ireland that the Agency does not own the former NEC Plant. In April 2019, the IDA's Property Division met with the owners of the site to view the property as a potential location for foreign direct investment (FDI). The facility is included in an IDA Ireland database of marketable properties and it is being actively marketed by the Agency to prospective investors looking to invest or expand in County Meath.
County Meath continues to be a strong performer in terms of attracting FDI. There are 19 IDA client companies in the County employing over 1,900 people with 250 net new jobs added in 2019. County Meath is also home to a number of prominent multinationals - such as Facebook, International Fund Services and Arcroyal- that continue to perform well.
