John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 387: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency site visits to Waterford City that have taken place in the past three years and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42415/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the IDA that there have been a total of thirty six first time site visits by potential investors to Waterford City from the beginning of 2007 to date in 2010. Details of the number of visits by year are set out in the tabular statement.

As part of its strategy to attract inward investment, IDA Ireland introduces a prospective client company to 3 or 4 selected locations/towns which can meet the company's requirements for skills, labour, site and/or building(s), infrastructure, etc. In selecting locations to show companies, IDA Ireland seeks to include locations which have been affected by closures/job losses. While IDA Ireland seeks to influence the selection of location, the final decision on where to visit and where to locate is taken in all cases by the promoting company.

Table showing the number of visits to Waterford City by potential investors in each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010