Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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937. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits to County Kerry to date in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26706/16]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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IDA Ireland markets Kerry as part of its South West region, along with Cork. There are 12 IDA Ireland client companies employing 1,931 people in the county. IDA Ireland maintains statistics of site visits by potential investors on a quarterly basis. By the end of quarter two in 2016, there were two site visits by potential investors to Co. Kerry. It is important to note that data on site visits is not a true measure of FDI activity in a region or county. That is because approximately 70% of all FDI investment won by IDA Ireland comes from its client base, rather than new companies.