Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created in new and existing Industrial Development Authority Ireland sponsored companies in Limerick, Clare and north Tipperary in 2008; and the name and location of each company. [4518/09]

Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs lost in new and existing Industrial Development Authority Ireland sponsored companies in Limerick, Clare and north Tipperary in 2008; and the name and location of each company. [4519/09]

Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of itineraries the Industrial Development Authority Ireland brought to the Limerick, Clare and north Tipperary regions in 2007 and 2008; and the locations the IDA brought the delegations to. [4520/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 to 159, inclusive, together.

The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the industrial development agencies. Data is compiled on an annualised basis and is aggregated at county level. It is therefore not possible to provide information for individual locations throughout the country. The information is provided by companies on a confidential basis for statistical purposes only. Information on individual companies is not disclosed for reasons of client confidentiality.

The survey shows that in 2008 the total number of new jobs created in IDA Ireland supported companies in Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary was 438 while the number of jobs lost was 754. A breakdown by county is set out in the attached tabular statement.

The marketing of individual areas, for new or expansion FDI investments and jobs is a day-to-day operational matter for IDA Ireland and not one in which I have a function.

I am informed by IDA Ireland that during 2007, the Agency hosted 34 itineraries by potential investors to Limerick and 5 to Clare. In 2008, there were 9 itineraries to Limerick and 2 to Clare. The Agency has informed me there have been no such site visits to North Tipperary during 2007 or 2008.

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.

Table showing the numbers of jobs created and lost in Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary in IDA supported companies in 2008.

Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of overseas itineraries brought to the Shannon free zone by Shannon Development in 2006, 2007 and 2008. [4521/09]

Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created in new and existing Shannon Development sponsored companies in the Shannon free zone in 2008; and the name of each company. [4522/09]

Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 162: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs lost in Shannon Development sponsored companies in the Shannon free zone in 2008; the name of each company; and the number of jobs lost in each. [4523/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 to 162, inclusive, together.

Shannon Development took 11 overseas itineraries in 2006, 14 in 2007 and 12 in 2008.

There were 576 jobs created in new and existing Shannon Development sponsored companies during 2008, and 468 jobs were lost in Shannon Development sponsored companies during 2008.

For reasons of client confidentiality it is not possible at this stage to name the individual companies involved in either job creation or losses.