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 table sets out, on a county-by-county basis, the number of IDA Ireland-sponsored site visits for the first quarter 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
|