Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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26. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new IDA jobs per county since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53872/22]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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We’ve worked hard to create a welcoming environment for FDI in all parts of the country and the strong regional spread of jobs and investment in the latest IDA results demonstrates government policy. Over half of investments in 2021 went to regional locations.

With inflation, Putin’s war on Ukraine, increased international competition for FDI and climate change and digital technology creating the impetus for rapid and transformational change, we cannot afford to be complacent. We never take this investment for granted and will continue to work hard to remain an attractive location for investment in the years to come. We are currently reviewing our overall enterprise policy, which has been a resounding success to date, and will continue to constantly self-evaluate to make sure we remain competitive and an attractive place to create jobs.

Half of all investments from 2021- 2024 will be targeted to regional locations under IDA’s current strategy.

IDA Ireland's results for 2021, showed that total employment in IDA client companies in Ireland now stands at 275,384, up 16,826 on 2020, the highest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) employment level ever. Employment growth was recorded in every region of the country.

The number of new IDA jobs per county since 2020 is shown in the table below.