Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
630. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs delivered by the Industrial Development Agency in south County Kildare and north County Kildare since 2010; and the number of site visits that have taken place in both areas since 2010. [55120/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraIDA Ireland remains focused on attracting job-rich foreign direct investment (FDI) to all regions of Ireland. Regional development is a key priority of the Agency, with a target set of increasing investment in every region of Ireland - including County Kildare - by 30%-40% by 2019.
Kildare is marketed by the IDA as part of the Mid-East region, together with Counties Meath and Wicklow. There are 28 IDA supported client companies, which collectively employ almost 10,000 people, currently in Kildare. The IDA is working hard to increase these numbers further. A dedicated Regional Business Development Manager for the Mid-East has been appointed, for example, to assist the Agency in winning more investment for the area. The Agency's staff, both at home and abroad, also continue to draw the attention of potential investors to the particular strengths of Kildare and the wider Mid-East region.
The following table sets out, in respect of Kildare, details of employment in IDA client companies there and site visits for the period between 2010-2017. Information is not available for particular parts of Kildare as the IDA collates data on a County-wide basis only.
|
Kildare |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
No of IDA Companies |
31 |
29 |
29 |
28 |
25 |
25 |
27 |
28 |
|
Total Jobs |
10,746 |
10,484 |
10,465 |
10,327 |
10,285 |
10,628 |
10,229 |
9,282 |
|
Gross Gain |
1,451 |
366 |
556 |
342 |
474 |
849 |
335 |
275 |
|
Gross Losses |
-352 |
-628 |
-575 |
-480 |
-516 |
-506 |
-734 |
-1,222 |
|
Net Change |
1,099 |
-262 |
-19 |
-138 |
-42 |
343 |
-399 |
-947 |
|
Site Visits |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
5* |
* 5 site visits in Kildare to Q3 2017, details on the total number of site visits for 2017 will become available in February 2018.
