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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 January 2019

Tuesday, 22 January 2019

Ceisteanna (283, 284, 285, 286)

Fiona O'Loughlin

Ceist:

283. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits conducted by the IDA in counties Kildare and Laois in each of the past five years; and the number of these visits that were to locations in the two county towns and other areas of the counties, respectively, in tabular form. [2886/19]

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Fiona O'Loughlin

Ceist:

284. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits over the past 12 months; and if she is satisfied with the level of foreign direct investment in County Kildare. [2887/19]

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Fiona O'Loughlin

Ceist:

285. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA premises in County Kildare; the status of same; and if they are occupied. [2888/19]

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Fiona O'Loughlin

Ceist:

286. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA premises in County Laois; the status of same; and if they are occupied. [2889/19]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 283 to 286, inclusive, together.

My Department and its agencies are working towards ambitious targets to ensure that employment and investment are distributed as evenly as possible across the country.

There are 29 IDA supported client companies in County Kildare, which collectively employ 8,838 people - representing an increase of 4.5% over the previous year. The County has a strong contingent of overseas firms in the Technology, Financial Services and Pharmaceuticals sectors. IDA clients such as Intel, Pfizer, and Procter and Gamble are all located in Kildare and continue to perform well.

The IDA regularly engages with key stakeholders on the ground in Kildare and Laois, including with local authorities, public bodies, the education sector and companies from both its own client base but also from the indigenous sector. The Agency also owns sites in both counties that are actively marketed to its clients through its network of offices in Ireland and overseas. I am hopeful that this ongoing work by the IDA will lead to more investment and job creation for the wider area in due course.

Data on IDA Ireland site visits is collated on a county-by-county basis only. Information on visits to particular locations - such as to individual sites or towns - is not available for reasons of client confidentiality and commercial sensitivity.

Table A outlines the status of IDA properties in Kildare and Laois and current occupants. Table B sets out the number of IDA site visits to each county of Ireland from 2013 to Q3 2018. Figures for Q4 2018 will become available later this month.

Table A: IDA marketable land in Counties Kildare and Laois

County

Town

Business Park / Site Name

Total Size (c.ha)

Total Size acre

Available (c.ha)

Available (c.acre)

Occupants

Kildare

Newbridge

Newbridge Business Park

16.8

41.5

2.9

7.2

Proctor and Gamble, Barlo Packaging Ltd, Curragh-Tintawn Ltd, Lily O'Briens, Comerford Brothers Ltd

Laois

Portlaoise

IDA Portlaoise Business & Technology Park, Dublin Road

18.0

44.5

9.6

23.7

OPW, Aubren, Internal Results

Table B: IDA Ireland site visits by county 2013-Q3 2018

County

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Q1 2018

Q2 2018

Q3 2018

Dublin

180

205

242

284

327

69

72

68

Kildare

1

1

7

8

10

4

0

1

Meath

1

2

7

8

3

1

3

1

Wicklow

1

4

7

5

2

0

1

0

Laois

2

0

4

6

4

4

2

1

Longford

0

0

2

6

7

0

0

2

Offaly

1

1

8

4

5

0

1

3

Westmeath

9

12

28

36

42

3

9

6

Clare

5

9

12

18

22

4

3

2

Limerick

23

22

40

49

42

8

7

10

Tipperary

4

3

12

8

8

1

1

2

Cavan

2

1

0

2

2

0

1

0

Louth

4

10

20

24

22

6

6

3

Monaghan

1

0

2

2

1

0

1

0

Donegal

7

6

5

7

2

0

3

3

Leitrim

1

2

8

8

5

2

3

0

Sligo

10

7

15

20

18

5

3

4

Carlow

1

2

1

9

8

1

2

0

Kilkenny

3

4

10

10

6

0

2

1

Waterford

14

11

31

17

11

5

9

5

Wexford

2

1

4

7

3

0

1

2

Cork

31

30

48

49

51

10

14

21

Kerry

1

3

6

3

9

0

5

3

Galway

15

19

41

42

62

10

20

12

Mayo

3

4

3

5

7

2

2

3

Roscommon

4

0

2

1

3

0

1

1

Total

326

359

565

638

682

135

172

154

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