Rory Hearne (Dublin North-West, Social Democrats)
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383. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the details of the involvement of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) at a conference in France in March 2025 (details supplied); to outline the contents of the addresses and speeches that representatives from the ISIF will be making to the conference, including material to be distributed by the ISIF at the event; to list which events representatives from the ISIF will be partaking in at the conference; if representatives from the ISIF will take part in the Ireland Real Estate Investment Pavilion at the conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10604/25]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) have informed me that MIPIM is an international property and real estate conference that takes place each year in France. This week, the four-day conference will attract over 20,000 delegates, including investors managing an estimated €4-5trn in assets, as well as Government Ministers, senior civil servants from around the world, and the mayors of major cities like London, Rome, Madrid and Athens.

The Ireland Real Estate Investment Pavilion, in association with the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), and supported by four sponsors who are stakeholders in the Irish real estate market, will host a one-day event on Wednesday, 12 March 2025.

This one-day event will serve as a central point of engagement for potential investors interested in investing in Europe, specifically in Ireland. I am advised that attendees at the Ireland Real Estate Investment Pavilion events will primarily be global real estate investors whose investment into Ireland could help to sustainably support the delivery of new homes, workplaces and infrastructure in the years ahead.

By participating at MIPIM, through the Ireland Real Estate Investment Pavilion, ISIF has the opportunity to engage directly with leading international investors and highlight the opportunity for future investment in Ireland.

As such, delegates from ISIF, will moderate two panel discussions held over breakfast and lunch events at the Ireland Real Estate Investment Pavilion. The ISIF Director will participate in the lunchtime panel.

The panels will be split into two discussions: Residential – this panel will explore why pan-European investors find Ireland an attractive investment proposition; and, Investing in Ireland – this panel will discuss whether Ireland offers an attractive opportunity to invest relative to Europe.