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Thursday, 6 April 2017

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

IDA Jobs Data

Photo of Maurice QuinlivanMaurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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356. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of foreign direct investment jobs secured by the IDA; the number of these jobs located outside County Dublin in 2015 and 2016; and the target for jobs outside Dublin in 2017. [17223/17]

Photo of Mary Mitchell O'ConnorMary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Regional development is a top priority of mine and I am determined to help drive job creation all over Ireland. Increasing and sustaining foreign direct investment (FDI) outside of our main urban areas represents a vital part of this.

IDA Ireland’s strategy for 2015-2019 includes a commitment to increase FDI in every region outside Dublin by 30%-40%. The Agency made good progress towards achieving this goal in 2016, with 52% of all jobs created by IDA Ireland's clients last year based outside of Dublin. The table provided supplies a breakdown of the total number of IDA supported jobs and new jobs created by county for 2015 and 2016. The Agency is targeting the creation of 7,000 net new jobs and 180 new investments in 2017.

I want to emphasise that IDA Ireland actively encourages clients to locate in regional locations. The final decision, however, always lies with the company concerned and can be influenced by many different factors including access to talent, proximity to transport hubs and the suitability of local infrastructure.

Table shows total number of IDA supported jobs and new jobs created by county for 2015 and 2016.

County20152016
CarlowTotal Jobs768802
CarlowGross Gains1983
CavanTotal Jobs1,1651,203
CavanGross Gains2941
ClareTotal Jobs6,6076,662
ClareGross Gains530295
CorkTotal Jobs32,30133,976
CorkGross Gains4,5352,602
DonegalTotal Jobs2,9183,039
DonegalGross Gains330145
DublinTotal Jobs76,49282,622
DublinGross Gains10,2029,000
GalwayTotal Jobs15,34216,851
GalwayGross Gains1,4571,896
KerryTotal Jobs1,9312,083
KerryGross Gains89186
KildareTotal Jobs10,56610,139
KildareGross Gains849291
KilkennyTotal Jobs650762
KilkennyGross Gains9113

Table ctg.

County20152016
LaoisTotal Jobs105115
LaoisGross Gains1810
LeitrimTotal Jobs423413
LeitrimGross Gains163
LimerickTotal Jobs8,70210,153
LimerickGross Gains9501,634
LongfordTotal Jobs686665
LongfordGross Gains4670
LouthTotal Jobs3,2173,574
LouthGross Gains317453
MayoTotal Jobs4,0704,234
MayoGross Gains159181
MeathTotal Jobs1,5331,496
MeathGross Gains6784
MonaghanTotal Jobs146137
MonaghanGross Gains527
OffalyTotal Jobs902929
OffalyGross Gains5849

Table ctg.

County20152016
RoscommonTotal Jobs994985
RoscommonGross Gains10834
SligoTotal Jobs2,2212,290
SligoGross Gains166190
Tipperary North RidingTotal Jobs318328
Tipperary North RidingGross Gains2510
Tipperary South RidingTotal Jobs3,2153,040
Tipperary South RidingGross Gains70138
WaterfordTotal Jobs5,5746,135
WaterfordGross Gains523697
WestmeathTotal Jobs2,5292,571
WestmeathGross Gains212185
WexfordTotal Jobs2,4862,630
WexfordGross Gains101171
WicklowTotal Jobs2,1742,043
WicklowGross Gains4559
TotalTotal Jobs188,035199,877
TotalGross Gains20,98218,627

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