Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 223: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of site visits (details supplied) to County Mayo conducted by the Industrial Development Authority to date in 2008. [30712/08]

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.

I have been informed by the Agency that to date in 2008 there have been three first time site visits to Mayo. For reasons of confidentiality and commercial sensitivity, details of prospective clients are not disclosed.

While IDA Ireland can and does encourage clients to visit particular locations, the final decision on where to visit or locate is taken in all cases by the clients.