Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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296. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits that have taken place in County Mayo from 1 January 2018 to date; the number scheduled to take place before the end of 2018 by location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31824/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Data on IDA Ireland site visits is collated on a county-by-county basis. The Agency records visits that have taken place and these are released at the end of every quarter. There were two site visits by IDA client companies to County Mayo in the first quarter of this year. Figures for the second quarter of 2018 will be compiled at the end of July.

I want to emphasise that IDA Ireland continues to highlight the benefits of expanding or locating in all counties of Ireland to its client base. It is important to remember, however, that the final decision as to where to invest always rests with the company concerned. It is also the case that site visit activity does not necessarily reflect investment potential, as at least 70% of all new foreign direct investment comes from existing IDA Ireland client companies.