Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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186. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a schedule of the meetings that he and or his officials have had with a company (details supplied) to date in 2022; the schedule should include online, phone conference and in-person meetings, date of meeting and topics that were discussed; and if he and or his officials have plans to or will schedule further meetings in the coming weeks with the company. [52551/22]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy may be aware of recent media coverage that Intel is considering a reduction in its global headcount. I sought clarity on this issue through my officials. IDA Ireland has informed my Department that the senior leadership team in Leixlip are not aware of any plans at present to reduce the workforce in Ireland.

Companies regularly meet with officials in my Department on a range of issues. A schedule of all meetings held in 2022 is set out below.

Earlier this year I visited the United States as part of a trade and investment mission to the US West Coast Region. During the visit I met with senior executives of a number of IDA client companies, including a one hour visit to Intel Corp. on Tuesday 26^thApril. During this visit we discussed Ireland’s post-pandemic economic recovery, the impacts of the war in Ukraine on FDI, Ireland’s value proposition for future investment and a general discussion of client’s operations in Ireland. I also met Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger as part of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in May.

News of any potential job cuts is a cause of great uncertainty for workers and their families, and I have asked officials at IDA Ireland to keep me informed of any developments in this regard.

Schedule of DETE Meetings with Intel 2022