Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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131. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for each region of the State, and the percentage of inputs that are sourced in Ireland for each of the last five years by foreign direct investment firms operating here. [17717/14]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The Forfás Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact 2012 (ABSEI), which was published recently, shows that direct expenditure by foreign firms in the Irish economy increased by 4.7 per cent to €22.9 billion from €21.9 billion in 2011. Direct expenditure is comprised of payroll costs plus purchases of Irish materials and services.

Details of the percentage spent on Irish materials and services in each of the years 2008 to 2012 is shown on the tabular statement below. The ABSEI asks companies to provide an estimate of the total value of what they purchase in the Republic of Ireland. The questionnaire does not ask for further details such as the ownership or regional location of each supplier used as to do so would impose too onerous a burden on the respondents for whom the survey is voluntary.

I have asked Forfás to follow-up directly with the Deputy in relation to the data gathered as part of the ABSEI.

The Global Sourcing Project has been a major focus of the Enterprise Ireland/IDA Ireland Senior Management Team since its establishment in early 2012. Action 235 of the Action Plan for Jobs 2014 aims to progress the implementation of the agreed Global Sourcing Strategy, with specific targets set to increase global sourcing sales by EI clients through greater client introductions between foreign owned multinationals and Enterprise Ireland.