Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 280: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail those announcements made by his Department for each of the past five years in relation to new multinational greenfield start ups; the number of jobs to be created in each case; the location of the greenfield start up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16517/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Details in relation to announcements of multinational greenfield projects for each of the past 5 years are set out in the following Tabular Statement 1. Since the beginning of 2008 there have been a further 5 announcements relating to new multinational, greenfield start-ups with approximately 595 jobs announced. The names of these companies are set out in the following Tabular Statement 2.

It should be noted, however, that jobs announced are typically created over a period of up to three to five years and that an announcement may not be made in relation to every new investment.

The 2007 business environment ranking of the Economist Intelligence Unit placed Ireland 10th globally out of 82 countries, naming it as one of the most attractive business locations in the world. To ensure that Ireland remains an attractive place to do business we work to maintain and enhance our competitive conditions, and to promote new areas of competitive advantage.

In line with the NDP and the Programme for Government, we are developing our R&D base and investing in critical physical and communications infrastructures. In addition, we are promoting tertiary education and lifelong learning as well as up-skilling to improve labour market flexibility. Consequently, Ireland is very well positioned to win further leading Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2008 and future years.