Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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329. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No 106 of 10 April 2019, the progress made in marketing the site in question; if there have been further meetings between the IDA and the site owners; if there have been site visits from potential investors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22047/19]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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As indicated previously, the IDA met with the site's new owners last December and have been provided with marketing information for the Liffey Business Campus. While there have been no further meetings between the IDA and the site's owners, the Agency is continuing to actively market the site for investment to both existing and potential clients through its network of offices in Ireland and overseas.

The IDA does not provide details on client itineraries to specific locations - whether in Kildare or elsewhere - for reasons of commercial sensitivity and confidentiality. Instead, IDA site visit data is collated on a county-by-county basis. In the first quarter of 2019 there were three site visits to County Kildare.

More broadly, the Agency's efforts to attract more investment to Kildare will be assisted by the County's strong profile as a home to overseas firms in the technology, financial services and pharmaceuticals sectors. IDA client companies such as Intel, Pfizer, and Procter and Gamble are all located there and continue to perform well. Kildare has seen a 4.5% increase in foreign direct investment-driven employment over the last 12 months with 386 net new jobs added.

While clear progress has been made in creating new jobs and economic opportunities in Kildare, the Government is determined to achieve more. Efforts will continue in 2019 and beyond, whether in support of indigenous or overseas enterprise, to help create generate more employment and business growth in the County.