Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2022
217. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of in-person and e-visits made by the IDA to each county in quarters 1 and 2 of 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37905/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraIDA Ireland continued throughout the pandemic to promote Ireland as an attractive location for investment to new and existing clients. As a result of the severe restrictions on international travel over the last two years, the ability to host in-person site visits was severely limited. However, IDA did innovate significantly in how it engaged online through e-visits with potential investors and the success of these efforts is reflected in the record number of jobs created in IDA assisted firms in 2021. The number of in-person and e-visits made by the IDA to each county in quarter 1 is set out in the table below.
I am advised that data relating to Q2 site visits will not be verified and available until the beginning of August.
|
County |
Q1 2022E-visits |
Q1 2022In person |
|
Carlow |
0 |
0 |
|
Cavan |
0 |
0 |
|
Clare |
1 |
2 |
|
Cork |
5 |
8 |
|
Donegal |
0 |
4 |
|
Dublin* |
43 |
11 |
|
Galway |
3 |
4 |
|
Kerry* |
10 |
0 |
|
Kildare |
1 |
0 |
|
Kilkenny |
0 |
0 |
|
Laois |
0 |
1 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
0 |
|
Limerick* |
13 |
3 |
|
Longford |
1 |
0 |
|
Louth |
1 |
1 |
|
Mayo |
0 |
1 |
|
Meath |
0 |
0 |
|
Monaghan |
0 |
0 |
|
Offaly |
0 |
1 |
|
Roscommon |
0 |
2 |
|
Sligo |
0 |
3 |
|
Tipperary |
0 |
1 |
|
Waterford |
0 |
1 |
|
Westmeath |
4 |
3 |
|
Wexford |
0 |
0 |
|
Wicklow |
0 |
0 |
The numbers for these counties include a group of 10 companies virtually site visiting Kerry, Limerick and Dublin in Q1.
Potential clients visiting Ireland may visit more than one county and may return to a location more than once. These figures represent individual visits and are therefore not indicative of the number of companies that have visited.
