Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2017
346. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to ensure that Cavan town is considered by IDA Ireland for the location of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5085/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI understand that Cavan will be included in a study, currently being commissioned by IDA Ireland, to identify potential strategic land banks for the sustainable development of large-scale data centre projects. This will evaluate all viable land options nationally and will be conducted over a number of stages. For a site to be considered suitable, I am informed that it must be both supported by the necessary infrastructure and compatible with the evolving needs of data centre investments.
This study is part of IDA Ireland's wider strategy to ensure that Ireland and its regions are best able to win and sustain mobile data centre investments of scale. In recent times companies including Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Google have announced significant data centre investments for Ireland and the goal is to ensure that this trend continues.
