Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)
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Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the numbers of new investment projects attracted to Counties Monaghan and Cavan on a yearly basis since January 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15274/04]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for attracting foreign direct investment, FDI, to Ireland and its regions. The agency is actively marketing Counties Cavan and Monaghan on an ongoing basis as a location for FDI through its network of overseas offices, in order to secure new investment and jobs for the area.

The data following details the new investment projects attracted by IDA Ireland to Counties Monaghan and Cavan from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2002.

In addition, there was an investment project proposed by Teradyne Ireland Limited for Cavan town in 2000, in which 741 jobs were approved by IDA, but unfortunately this project subsequently closed.

County data for 2003 will not be available until the end of June 2004. I have arranged that IDA Ireland will forward the relevant county data for 2003 to the Deputy when it becomes available.