Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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25. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of IDA visits to counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath and throughout the country in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37661/17]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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35. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA site visits in each county in quarter 2 of 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38293/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 25 and 35 together.

The table below outlines the number of IDA Ireland sponsored site visits to each County of Ireland for the period encompassing 2015 to the second quarter of 2017.

I want to emphasise that the IDA remains committed to increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) in every region of Ireland by 30-40% by the end of the Agency's current strategy in 2019.  The IDA continues, with that goal in mind, to highlight the benefits of expanding or locating in the regions to its client base and it makes every effort to ensure that FDI is spread as widely as possible across the country. The final decision as to where to invest, however, always rests with the company concerned.

IDA Site Visits by County from 2015 to Q2 2017