Niamh Smyth
Ceist:656. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of IDA visits for 2017 nationwide in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21793/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 9 May 2017
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Freagraí scríofa
IDA Ireland maintains statistics of site visits by potential investors on a quarterly basis only. In the first quarter of 2017, there were 173 site visits, up from 136 for the same period in 2016. The following table sets out, on a county-by-county basis, the number of IDA Ireland-sponsored site visits for 2016 and for quarter one of 2017.
Site Visits by County, 2016 and Quarter 1 2017
|
County |
2016 |
Q1 2017 |
|
Carlow |
9 |
3 |
|
Cavan |
2 |
0 |
|
Clare |
18 |
10 |
|
Cork |
49 |
9 |
|
Donegal |
7 |
1 |
|
Dublin |
284 |
82 |
|
Galway |
42 |
23 |
|
Kerry |
3 |
1 |
|
Kildare |
8 |
2 |
|
Kilkenny |
10 |
2 |
|
Laois |
6 |
0 |
|
Leitrim |
8 |
1 |
|
Limerick |
49 |
10 |
|
Longford |
6 |
0 |
|
Louth |
24 |
5 |
|
Mayo |
5 |
0 |
|
Meath |
8 |
0 |
|
Monaghan |
2 |
1 |
|
Offaly |
4 |
1 |
|
Roscommon |
1 |
1 |
|
Sligo |
20 |
2 |
|
Tipperary |
8 |
5 |
|
Waterford |
17 |
3 |
|
Westmeath |
36 |
9 |
|
Wexford |
7 |
1 |
|
Wicklow |
5 |
1 |
|
Total |
638 |
173 |