Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

591. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a progress report on the advance facility for County Carlow; and if it is on course to be completed in the next calendar year. [31709/16]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

In February 2015, the Government announced, as part of the regional Action Plan for Jobs, a five year €250m investment strategy aimed at accelerating the jobs recovery in every part of the country. The plan includes the delivery of a €150m IDA Ireland property investment programme to attract foreign direct investment into different parts of Ireland and is targeted at ensuring the ready availability of an adequate supply of marketable serviced land, office and industrial/manufacturing buildings in advance of demand by both existing and potential client companies.

Advance facilities were constructed and completed in Letterkenny, Athlone and Waterford in 2014 and early 2015. Under the property investment programme, the Agency plans to deliver a further nine facilities across the country, including one in Carlow.

IDA Ireland has advised me that the concept and site selection evaluation is ongoing in respect of the planned Carlow facility, and the Agency is currently projecting a completion date of Q4 2018.