Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 509: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits by representatives of the Industrial Development Authority to south Tipperary since the year 2000; the number of these visits that were successful in bringing new employment to the constituency; and the number of jobs created in South Tipperary by the IDA since the year 2000. [22832/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland and its regions. The marketing of individual areas, for new or expansion FDI investments and jobs is a day-to-day operational matter for the Agency. While I may give general policy directives to the Agency, I am precluded under the Acts from giving directives regarding individual undertakings or from giving preference to one area over others.

I am informed by the Agency that since 2000 there were five site visits by prospective investors to South Tipperary. Since 2000 there have been two announcements in relation to new multinational, greenfield start ups with the potential to create 550 jobs in South Tipperary. It should be noted however that jobs announced are typically created over a period of up to three to five years.

The Forfás Employment Survey shows that between 2000 and 2007 the total number of new jobs created by IDA client companies in South Tipperary was 2049.