Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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515. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits to counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford, respectively, from January to June 2018, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35412/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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IDA Ireland’s South-East Region consists of Counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford and South Tipperary. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in that region is increasing, with IDA Ireland client companies having created over 1,200 new jobs last year. Total employment in overseas companies there now stands at approximately 15,000 across 75 client companies.

The following table sets out the number of IDA Ireland site visits to Counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford in Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 of 2018.