Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 302: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the locations of the Industrial Development Agency offices, Enterprise Ireland offices, Irish embassies and Irish consulate offices worldwide; and the cost of operations for each office. [21885/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The cost and location of embassies and consulates is a matter for the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. Enterprise Ireland has 30 offices outside of Ireland, located throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the United States and Canada, Latin America and Asia/ Pacific, details of which are set out in the attached tabular statement. The overall costs in relation to the running of the Enterprise Ireland overseas offices amounted to €19.2m in 2010. It is not possible in the time available to provide a breakdown of the operating costs for each office.

Enterprise Ireland monitors the overseas office network as part of the organisation's operational planning process to determine the appropriate mix and location for Enterprise Ireland offices to maximise the economic and commercial opportunities for Irish client companies. This review process has resulted in the rationalisation and closure of some Enterprise Ireland offices and the opening of new overseas offices to maximise the export opportunities for client companies in key markets.

IDA Ireland has 18 overseas offices located in Europe, the United States, Asia Pacific and South America, details of which are set out in the attached tabular statement. The overall costs in relation to the running of the IDA Ireland overseas offices amounted to €11,482,000 in 2010. It is not possible in the time available to provide a breakdown of the operating costs for each office.

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.

Enterprise Ireland's Overseas Offices

IDA's Overseas Offices