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Friday, 16 December 2016

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

IDA Site Visits

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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539. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of IDA Ireland sponsored visits in each county in each respective month of 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40854/16]

Photo of Mary Mitchell O'ConnorMary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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IDA Ireland maintains statistics of site visits by potential investors only on a quarterly basis. The latest data available covers the first three quarters of 2016, during which there were 489 site visits countrywide. The breakdown by county of those visits is provided in the following table. The table also shows, on a county-by-county basis, the total number of IDA Ireland client company supported jobs, the number of IDA Ireland client companies and the total number of site visits in 2015.

In 2015, 57% of site visits were to locations outside of the capital, up from 43% in 2014. Figures for 2016 shows that this upward trend is continuing, with 58% of visits conducted so far this year being outside of Dublin.

It should be remembered that the decision by a company as to where to locate can be influenced by a number of factors. These include access to qualified talent, proximity to transport hubs, the ready supply of suitable property and the availability of business support services. While IDA Ireland actively encourages its clients to locate or expand in regional locations, ultimately the final decision always rests with the company concerned.

IDA Ireland Jobs Statistics 2015: Site Visits 2015 and to end Quarter 3 2016 by County

CountyTotal Jobs

2015
Number of Companies

2015
Site Visits 2015Site Visits end Q3 2016
Carlow768718
Cavan1,165701
Clare6,599681213
Cork31,9001484843
Donegal2,9181256
Dublin77,244652242204
Galway14,297604133
Kerry1,9311263
Kildare10,3132277
Kilkenny65051010
Laois97246
Leitrim423486
Limerick8,849524039
Longford686525
Louth3,245212017
Mayo3,9811834
Meath1,5711777
Monaghan146522
Offaly9021084
Roscommon936921
Sligo2,029221513
Tipperary3,51812128
Waterford5,662333115
Westmeath2,529162824
Wexford2,4861746
Wicklow2,2111874
Total187,0561,254565489

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