Written answers

Wednesday, 7 March 2007

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Job Creation

10:00 pm

Photo of Trevor SargentTrevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created by the IDA in County Clare and the mid-west in 2006; the breakdown of the number of visits by foreign owned companies looking to invest, organised by the IDA to Clare and the mid-west in 2006; and the geographical breakdown of the areas the companies visited. [9046/07]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál 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, whereas, in 2006, Shannon Development had responsibility for indigenous industry in the Mid-West region and for the attraction of FDI to the Shannon Free Zone. Responsibility for supporting indigenous industry reverted to Enterprise Ireland on 1st of January 2007.

In 2006 there was a gross gain of 860 jobs in IDA supported companies in the Mid-West, of which 27 were in County Clare.

Also in 2006 there were 32 visits to the Mid-West region hosted by IDA Ireland from potential overseas investors, of which 5 were to Clare, 2 to North Kerry and 25 to Limerick.

Shannon Development assisted and, in addition, 1,743 jobs were created in the Mid-West region in Shannon companies, of which 703 were in County Clare.

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