Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 216: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Industrial Development Authority visits to counties Laois and Offaly each year for the past five years; the towns that were visited; and the job creation benefits of each visit. [3446/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by IDA Ireland that since 2005, a total of 46 site visits were made by potential investors to Counties Offaly and Laois. A breakdown of these visits, by year and location is set out in the tabular statement below.

As a result of these visits, Integra Lifesciences decided in 2007 to locate in Tullamore, giving rise to the creation of 65 jobs.

Today, An Taoiseach announced that the Freund Corporation of Japan was locating in Tullamore with plans to create 25 jobs over the next 5 years.

It is often the case following such visits that a considerable number of meetings and discussions take place between the potential investor and IDA Ireland before the company makes a final decision on location.

Visits to County Offaly & County Laois