Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 101: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of site visits made by the Industrial Development Authority to sites for the purpose of creating new businesses and employment in County Kilkenny for each year from 2007 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21530/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by IDA Ireland that in the period from January 2007 to date in 2010, there have been 5 site visits by potential investors to County Kilkenny, 2 in 2007, 1 in 2008 and 2 in 2009.

Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 102: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 12 May 2010, the location of the 71 Industrial Development Authority supplied companies; the number that each company employs; if he is satisfied that the communities named in the question have received their fair share; if not, if he will ensure that genuine efforts are made to realise the need of these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21550/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Details of the locations of the companies, mentioned in my reply to the Deputy on 12 May 2010, are set out on the attached tabular statement as are the numbers employed in IDA supported companies in each of the counties in question. It is not possible to give employee figures in respect of individual companies, as information regarding numbers employed in individual companies is supplied in confidence, for statistical purposes only.

IDA is fully committed to securing balanced regional development, including winning investment for the Border region. Indeed, one of the high level goals set out in the IDA strategy document, entitled "Horizon 2020", is that, in the period 2010 to 2014, 50% of FDI projects will be located outside of Dublin and Cork. As part of its strategy to attract inward investment, IDA Ireland introduces a prospective client company to 3 or 4 selected locations, which can meet the company's requirements for skills, labour, site and/or building(s), and infrastructure. However, the promoting company takes the final decision on location in all cases.