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Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Industrial Development

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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316. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide details all IDA Ireland client companies with operations in Tipperary. [65455/25]

Photo of Peter BurkePeter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Regional development is a key focus of our Programme for Government and is central to the work of my Department and our enterprise development agencies. In that regard, IDA Ireland partners with client companies and key stakeholders in all regions in pursuit of its objective to maximise regional opportunities.

Under its current strategy, “Adapt Intelligently: A Strategy for Sustainable Growth and Innovation 2025-29” IDA Ireland is targeting 1,000 investments, with 55% (550) in regional locations. This ambitious target reflects IDA Ireland’s ongoing commitment to support transformation and growth across all regions. In this regard, IDA is targeting 100 investments to the Mid-West region, which includes Tipperary - up from 76 under its previous strategy, 2021–2024, when 95 investments were won.

There are currently 153 IDA-supported companies in the Mid-West, directly employing 27,698 people and 17 of these are in Tipperary, employing 5,589 people, although I am fully aware that one company has recently announced closure plans. Overall, the FDI performance in the region has been strong over the past five years with employment among IDA clients increasing by 16%. The Mid-West has a significant ecosystem of well-established companies across Technology, Life Sciences, International Financial Services and Engineering & Industrial Technologies.

The table below lists the 17 IDA client companies located in County Tipperary.

Abbott Ireland Vascular Division Clonmel
Amneal Ireland Limited
Boston Scientific Clonmel Limited
CIM Enviro Europe Ltd (t/a CIM)
Eltex Manufacturing Limited
Fiserv Solutions (Europe) Ltd (Nenagh)
Gaelic Laboratories
Horizon Offsite Limited
HydroTech Engineering
Infosys BPM (Clonmel)
Integrity Project Solutions Limited (Ireland)
MSD (Ireland)
Niche Generics Limited (Clonmel)
Pinewood Laboratories
Taylor Made Glass and Systems Limited - company closure recently announced
Technopath Manufacturing Ltd
Waystone Centralised Services (Cashel)
As I noted earlier, I am aware that Taylor Made Glass and Systems has recently announced the planned closure of its factory in Templemore, Co Tipperary where 62 people are employed. In this regard, the established protocols sees the IDA partnering with other support agencies at a local level to implement the Job Loss Protocol. This entails providing a coordinated response by relevant Government Departments and Agencies at a local level to support impacted employees, although this work may not formally commence until after the staff consultation period has been concluded. The types of supports/initiatives provided by local agencies can include the following:
  • Outplacement employment support services and potential training opportunities may be provided/facilitated by the company and/or other providers (ETBs/Skillnet, etc..) to support impacted employees.
  • Provision of a detailed skills profile for the employees on the site; and when individuals will be available, which can be shared with other potential employers.
  • Recruitment opportunities through identification and connection with other employers who may be hiring across the locality and wider region.
  • Marketing of the property solution, when appropriate through agents appointed by the company, and by IDA Ireland through its global office network.
  • Information sessions by the Department of Social Protection's Intreo Office to impacted employees on social welfare services and employment support services to support impacted employees’ transition to new employment opportunities.
  • Identification and provision of training and further education opportunities for employees e.g. ETBs; Skillnet; Universities.
  • Exploring opportunities to start your own business through LEO’s and Enterprise Ireland.

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