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IDA Ireland Site Visits

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 February 2018

Tuesday, 13 February 2018

Ceisteanna (304)

Seán Fleming

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304. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits of prospective clients to each county in each of the years 2013 to 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7060/18]

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The IDA remains committed to increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) in every region of Ireland by 30% to 40% by the end of the Agency's current strategy in 2019. Progress is being made towards that target, with half of all jobs created in the first three years of that strategy based outside of Dublin.

IDA Ireland continues to highlight the benefits of expanding or locating in the regions to its client base and it makes every effort to ensure that FDI is spread as widely as possible across the country. It is important to remember, however, that the final decision as to where to invest always rests with the company concerned. It is also the case that site visit activity does not necessarily reflect investment potential, as at least 70% of all new FDI comes from existing IDA Ireland client companies.

Site visits nevertheless do represent an important tool through which investors can be encouraged to invest in regional areas and the IDA always does its utmost to ensure that investors consider all potential locations when visiting Ireland.

The following table outlines IDA Ireland site visits by county from 2013 to 2017.

County

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Dublin

180

205

242

284

327

Kildare

1

1

7

8

10

Meath

1

2

7

8

3

Wicklow

1

4

7

5

2

Laois

2

0

4

6

4

Longford

0

0

2

6

7

Offaly

1

1

8

4

5

Westmeath

9

12

28

36

42

Clare

5

9

12

18

22

Limerick

23

22

40

49

42

Tipperary

4

3

12

8

8

Cavan

2

1

0

2

2

Louth

4

10

20

24

22

Monaghan

1

0

2

2

1

Donegal

7

6

5

7

2

Leitrim

1

2

8

8

5

Sligo

10

7

15

20

18

Carlow

1

2

1

9

8

Kilkenny

3

4

10

10

6

Waterford

14

11

31

17

11

Wexford

2

1

4

7

3

Cork

31

30

48

49

51

Kerry

1

3

6

3

9

Galway

15

19

41

42

62

Mayo

3

4

3

5

7

Roscommon

4

0

2

1

3

Total

326

359

565

638

682

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