Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and location of offices the Industrial Development Authority operates in North Tipperary; if there are plans to increase the number of offices; the tasks the offices undertake; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12611/09]

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 (FDI) to Ireland and its regions.

The Agency does not have an office in North Tipperary. IDA Ireland has informed me that it markets North Tipperary, as part of an integrated Mid West region which comprises Limerick (City and County) and Clare, from its Mid West Regional Office located in the National Technology Park in Limerick, as well as through its network of overseas offices. The opening of a separate IDA office in North Tipperary is not envisaged.

The Limerick office, which is the public face of IDA in the Mid West, works closely with regional, national and international stakeholders in order to: (i) develop and grow the existing base of foreign direct investment companies in the region: (ii) maximize the quality and quantity of new overseas investment in the area.