Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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56. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline when the IDA intends to visit County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25292/22]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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IDA Ireland has frequent engagement with client companies and stakeholders in County Mayo, with regular interaction, including in person when beneficial. IDA Ireland continues to market Mayo as part of the West Region for investment from both the existing base of client companies and potential new name investments.

In the West Region there are 120 IDA supported companies, employing 29,419 people in total. There are 16 IDA supported companies in Mayo employing 5,145 in total.

The FDI performance in the Region has been strong over the past five years with employment among IDA clients increasing by 32%. There is a significant ecosystem of well-established Life Sciences companies, which has helped drive strong cluster development. The number of people employed in software engineering, technical support, global business services and R&D in the Region has also grown considerably in recent years.

While at the moment there are no planned visits to Mayo in 2022, IDA Ireland continues to market Mayo and the West through its overseas offices to target mobile FDI opportunities, and will arrange corresponding site visits as required. IDA positions the West Region as home to the leading cluster of Life Sciences industries and a growing technology cluster, and will be targeting Lifesciences, Medical Devices, Financial Services and Technology sectors for investment opportunities in RD&I, advanced manufacturing, global business services and technology development.