Written answers

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation

Departmental Agencies

11:00 pm

Photo of Arthur MorganArthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 1696: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the location of Industrial Development Agency international offices; the cost involved in keeping these offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31943/10]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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IDA Ireland has 17 overseas offices located in Europe, the United States, Asia Pacific and South America, details of which are set out in the following tabular statement.

In recent years IDA has increased its international presence through the expansion of existing offices in the US and the development of new offices/representatives in France, China, Russia and Brazil, as part of a significant redeployment of personnel to its overseas activities from elsewhere in IDA. I am informed by IDA that, in 2009, the overall costs in relation to the running of its overseas offices amounted to €11.7m.

Table showing the location of IDA's Overseas Offices
EuropeLondon, Frankfurt, Paris
USANew York, Boston, Mountain View (California), Irvine (California), Atlanta and Chicago
Asia Pacific/Growth MarketsRussia, Brazil, Australia, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, China and India

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