Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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161. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Mexican companies that the IDA Ireland has engaged with in relation to setting up in the State in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [43649/23]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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IDA Ireland has a focus on the Mexico market and works in close co-operation with colleagues from Enterprise Ireland, Bord Bia and the Department of Foreign Affairs. While IDA Ireland has engaged with Mexican companies with a view to establishing international operations in Ireland over the period in question - and there are Mexican-owned enterprises operating in Ireland - the numbers are commercially sensitive information.

IDA Ireland has offices in 25 overseas locations, covering 55 countries, and continuously reviews its strategic approach to winning investment for Ireland. The IDA presents prospective investors with value propositions tailored to meet their particular strategic challenges and needs, partnering with potential and existing clients to help them to grow or expand their international operations in Ireland.