Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 September 2021
36. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of properties owned by the IDA in Tipperary town; and the number of vacant IDA properties in Tipperary town. [43005/21]
View answerWhile IDA Ireland does not own any property in Tipperary Town, they actively market the IDA Business Park in Knockanrawley, Co. Tipperary, located approximately 1km South East of Tipperary Town Centre.
The IDA in recent years sold two sites to non-IDA clients to facilitate their business expansion and support and create employment in the area. The remaining lands in the IDA Business Park, Knockanrawley, Co Tipperary comprise c.2.04 hectares and offer good potential for development subject to planning permission. The Business Park is zoned ‘IE’ (Industrial & Economic) under the current Tipperary Town & Environs Development Plan. These lands are currently for sale on the open market.
IDA Ireland has also proactively engaged with the local authority in regard to promotion of County Tipperary as a location for investment. There are 143 IDA client companies in the Mid-West Region (Clare, Limerick and Tipperary), employing 24,169 people. The FDI performance in the region has been consistent over the past five years with employment among IDA clients increasing by 29%.
There are currently 12 companies located in County Tipperary employing 4,180 people, including Abbott Vascular, Amneal, Boston Scientific, Fiserv and Waystone. The region and county is well positioned to continue to attract new FDI investment and grow employment in existing companies and IDA Ireland will continue to collaborate with all stakeholders and parties in the Region to achieve this objective under the Regional Enterprise Action Plan.
