John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the landbanks owned by the Industrial Development Authority in all locations in County Mayo; the extent of such landbanks; the extent of each such landbank not being used; her plans for each such landbank in the coming period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3696/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio, including the purchase of land and the creation of business parks, are day-to-day operational matters for the agency and not matters in which I have a function.

I have been informed by IDA Ireland that it owns a total of 73.82 hectares of land in County Mayo, of which 48.17 hectares are in use and 25.65 hectares are available and currently being marketed. The following tabular statement sets out the location and size of the individual properties.

In line with the National Spatial Strategy and the National Development Plan, IDA Ireland has focused on developing quality business parks in gateway and hub locations, and in a number of county towns to meet the express needs of its clients.

In County Mayo, IDA has already developed Business and Technology Parks in Castlebar and in Westport, which are being marketed by the Agency. In Ballina, IDA has concluded the purchase of 10.61 hectares of industrially zoned land, on the Sligo Road, from Mayo County Council. It is intended that tenders for site development on this site will be invited in the near future.

Through its network of overseas offices, IDA is actively marketing Mayo for new inward investment while, at the same time, continuing to work with its existing base of overseas companies in County Mayo to encourage them to grow and expand.