James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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780. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency Ireland-assisted companies based in Scotland; the number of employees in these companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20460/16]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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I understand the Deputy means Scottish-owned IDA Ireland client companies. IDA Ireland categorises client companies from countries in the United Kingdom together and consequently, is unable to provide figures for Scotland.

Employment in IDA Ireland client companies from the UK stood at 6,827 in 2015, This represents 4% of the total IDA Ireland client company employment of 187,056.