Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 January 2017
1650. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide the research and statistics, including a listing of possible sites, that IDA Ireland holds for the old urban district council area of Tipperary town, County Tipperary, which can be made available to a prospective foreign direct investor that is being shown the opportunities in that region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1143/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraTipperary Town forms part of the IDA’s wider South East region, along with the remainder of Tipperary South and counties Waterford, Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny. There are 73 client companies in the region, which collectively employ 14,403 people. A breakdown of this employment by county is set out in the table below. Abbott Ireland (1,176 people) and Boston Scientific (831 people) are the two largest foreign direct investment (FDI) employers in South Tipperary.
I understand that IDA Ireland owns a site at Knockanrawley in Tipperary Town, which is currently available for FDI. IDA Ireland continues to market the site to all relevant potential investors.
In total, there were eight site visits by potential investors to County Tipperary up to the end of the third quarter of 2016. The final figures for 2016 are expected to be available early next month. IDA Ireland cannot provide details of specific sites visited for reasons of client confidentiality.
Employment in IDA Ireland Client Companies in South East Region
|
County |
Number of Companies |
Number of Employees |
|
Waterford |
35 |
6,135 |
|
Wexford |
17 |
2,630 |
|
Tipperary South |
8 |
3,040 |
|
Carlow |
7 |
802 |
|
Kilkenny |
6 |
1,796 |
