Catherine Murphy
Question:232. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if IDA Ireland has a presence in South Korea. [46482/23]
View answerTuesday, 24 October 2023
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As the Deputy will appreciate, IDA Ireland presents prospective investors with value propositions tailored to meet their particular requirements and partners with clients to help them to grow or expand their international operations in Ireland. In this regard, the IDA has offices in 25 overseas locations, covering 55 countries, and continuously reviews its strategic approach to winning investment for Ireland.
IDA maintains an office in Seoul as part of Ireland House Korea. The Korean market is managed currently by IDA’s Director Japan & Korea based in Tokyo, who travels regularly to Korea.
I am advised that IDA Ireland are focused on re-building the FDI pipeline from Asia Pacific post-Covid and the Agency continues to monitor its footprint across the region to align with market opportunities.