Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 November 2021
180. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created in County Westmeath by IDA supported companies 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [57627/21]
View answer181. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created in County Longford by IDA supported companies in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [57628/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together.
The IDA Ireland Midlands Region is made up of Longford, Westmeath, Laois and Offaly. 2021 figures to date show that there are 44 IDA client companies this region, employing 6,308 people. The FDI performance has been consistent over the past five years, and the region has an impressive range of companies, with particular strengths in Life Sciences, Technology, Global Business Services, International Financial Services, and Engineering & Industrial Technologies.
The existing FDI base of client companies in the region continues to perform well in terms of their operational sustainability, job retention and ongoing transformation. 2021 (Q3) figures show there are 6 IDA client companies in Longford employing 1,160 people, while Westmeath is home to 22 companies employing 3,776 people.
Details requested, by the Deputy for the period 2018 - 2020 are shown below.
|
Longford |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
No. of Companies |
7 |
6 |
6 |
|
Total Jobs |
939 |
1,211 |
1,160 |
|
Westmeath |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
No. of Companies |
22 |
22 |
22 |
|
Total Jobs |
3,451 |
3,671 |
3,776 |
