John Connolly (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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68. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail the efforts by agencies within his Department to attract an investor to operate a former factory (details supplied) in Rahoon, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34778/25]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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IDA Ireland has advised me that the former Abbvie factory in Rahoon, Galway was not owned by Abbvie but had been owned by a fund and has since been sold to a private owner. The building is not, therefore, available to IDA Ireland to market to potential investors.

However, Regional Development is a key element of Government's enterprise policy and is a key focus of the work of my Department and its agencies and in that regard, is a strategic imperative for the IDA. The availability of suitable property and strategic sites is a critical component of the regional value proposition and can be the key differentiator in investment decisions in the regions from both new and existing clients as well as clients of Enterprise Ireland and the LEOs.

IDA Ireland’s Regional Property Programme aims to address regional market failure through investment in enterprise-focused property solutions that meet the needs of MNCs and indigenous clients in support of winning investments. I can confirm that the IDA own the following buildings and lands in County Galway and the IDA actively markets available sites and buildings to prospective clients of the IDA and Enterprise Ireland, although the ultimate decision on where to locate an investment is determined by the company itself and not the IDA.

IDA Owned Buildings: