Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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318. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA supported jobs by county at the end of each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48089/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Regional development is a key priority of mine and I am focused on increasing investment in every county in Ireland. The IDA shares this objective and remains committed to increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) in every region of Ireland by 30% to 40% by the end of the Agency's current strategy in 2019. 

IDA Ireland's performance in 2017 resulted in the fifth consecutive year of strong growth under the Agency's current strategy. By the end of last year, total employment in the Agency's client companies stood at 210,443. There are over 122,000 people employed across 649 firms in IDA client companies located outside of Dublin, with 45% of all new FDI jobs created last year based in regional locations.

The following table provides details of employment by IDA Ireland client companies in each county from 2013 to 2017. The figures for 2018 will not be available until the Department’s Annual Employment Survey (AES) is carried out at the end of 2018.