Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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297. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacant IDA Ireland properties in each county from the latest data available; the name and location of each such vacant property on a town and county level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53680/17]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I am informed that there are 16 IDA-owned buildings currently available for marketing. In addition, the Agency leases units from private investors, of which 21 are currently available. 

The availability of an adequate supply of marketable serviced land, together with office, industrial and technology buildings, in advance of demand is a key element in the IDA's ability to compete for mobile foreign direct investment.  That is because the availability of property solutions eliminates the lead times normally associated with acquiring property, enables clients to plan their property needs with a greater degree of certainty and allows for the commencement of projects at an earlier date by diminishing much of the difficulties associated with land acquisition, planning and construction. It is, therefore, an important means by which the IDA can encourage and attract new investors to the country, especially to regional Ireland.  

The table gives a breakdown of available IDA owned and Private Finance Buildings by County: