Seán Conlan (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 221: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will account for the transactions of the Industrial Development Agency in relation to County Monaghan and provide figures for the following: the amount of funding that was granted by the IDA to companies in County Monaghan; the amount spent in foreign direct investment and research and development by the IDA in County Monaghan; the number of jobs that were directly created by the IDA in County Monaghan over the past 14 years with a yearly breakdown of figures and a quantification of the way this compares statistically to all other counties here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20060/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by IDA Ireland that in the time available it is only possible to provide grant payments for a five year period and job creation figures for a ten year period. The Agency informs me that in the 5-year period 2006 to 2010 it paid a total of €705,882 in grants to its client companies in Monaghan. Details of the amount paid in each of those years is set out in the tabular statement. The number of new jobs that were created in IDA supported companies in Monaghan in the ten year period 2001 to 2010 was 218.

Table showing the amount of grant payments to IDA supported companies in Monaghan in the period 2006 to 2010

Table showing the number of new IDA supported jobs created in Monaghan in each of the years 2001 to 2010

Seán Conlan (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 222: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will account for the transactions of the Industrial Development Agency in relation to County Cavan and provide figures for the following: the amount of funding that was granted by the IDA to companies in County Cavan; the amount spent in foreign direct investment and research and development by the IDA in County Cavan; the number of jobs that were directly created by the IDA in County Cavan over the past 14 years with a yearly breakdown of figures and a quantification of the way this compares statistically to all other counties here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20061/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by IDA Ireland that in the time available it is only possible to provide grant payments for a five year period and job creation figures for a ten year period. The Agency informs me that in the 5-year period 2006 to 2010 it paid a total of €915,345 in grants to its client companies in Cavan. Details of the amount paid in each of those years is set out in the tabular statement. The number of new jobs that were created in IDA supported companies in Cavan in the ten year period 2001 to 2010 was 321. Details of the number of new jobs created each year in Cavan are set out in the tabular statement

Table showing the amount of grant payments to IDA supported companies in Cavan in the period 2006 to 2010

Table showing the number of new IDA supported jobs created in Cavan in each of the years 2001 to 2010