Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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72. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA jobs which have been created in County Kerry in each of the past 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33631/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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IDA Ireland maintains employment statistics over 10 year periods. Details of jobs created and lost in County Kerry between 2007 and 2016 are set out in the following table.

The IDA remains committed to regional development and to growing foreign direct investment (FDI) driven employment all over Ireland, including Kerry. This is evidenced by its 2015-2019 strategy which includes the goal of increasing FDI in every region outside of Dublin by 30%-40%. Progress is being made towards that objective, with over half of all new Agency-supported jobs in 2016 being created outside of Dublin. New projects that have been announced for 2017 show that this trend is continuing with increased jobs growth expected for regional Ireland over the remainder of this year.

Jobs created and lost in Kerry from 2007 to 2016