Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 254: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA sponsored jobs lost in the Border midlands and western region each year from 2000 to 2005 and to date in 2006; and the number of new jobs created by the IDA in the Border, midlands and western region over the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7448/06]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment, FDI, to Ireland and its regions. The Forfás annual employment survey records jobs gained and lost in companies supported by the industrial development agencies. Data are compiled on an annualised basis and there are no figures available in respect of 2006. The following table shows the number of jobs created and lost in IDA supported companies in the Border, midlands and western, BMW, region in each of the years 2000 to 2005.

I am confident that the strategies and policies being pursued by IDA Ireland, together with the ongoing commitment of Government to regional development will bear fruit in terms of additional sustainable investment and jobs for the people of the BMW region.