David Cullinane
Question:137. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA visits with potential employers to each county in each of the years 2013 to 2023, in tabular form. [38732/24]
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David Cullinane
Question:138. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA visits with potential employers to each of Waterford’s six local electoral areas in each of the years 2013 to 2023, in tabular form. [38733/24]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 and 138 together.
Regional development is a key element of the Government's enterprise policy, as set out in the White Paper on Enterprise, and is a key focus of the work of my Department and our Agencies. In that regard, IDA Ireland is committed to the pursuit of balanced, compact regional development and is targeting that at least half of all investments - that is 400 of 800 - from 2021 to 2024 to regional locations. In the first half of 2024,131 investments were won against an increasingly challenging global operating environment with 56% of these secured for regional locations.
The competition for FDI in our key sectors, continues to intensify as countries increase their focus on economic security. However, Ireland’s value proposition for inward investment is based on offering a safe and stable investment location with access to the EU market, an educated and skilled workforce, an attractive environment where people want to live and work, a competitive, consistent and transparent corporate tax regime and an excellent return on investment.
Moreover, investment by IDA Ireland through its Regional Property Programme aims to ensure the supply of land, buildings and infrastructure in regional locations to remain competitive in attracting FDI to the regions. IDA Ireland continues to engage with current and prospective clients to promote Ireland as a location for their business and facilitates both virtual and in-person sites visits for companies. The use of digital platforms by IDA has contributed to an enhanced digital engagement with existing clients and in hosting e-visits with potential new investors.
Site visits are recorded on a county basis. The data on the number of visits to IDA sites by County since 2013 are set out below with figures reflecting both in-person and e-visits. Data is not maintained by local electoral area.
|
County |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Carlow |
1 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
|
Cavan |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
Clare |
5 |
9 |
12 |
18 |
22 |
13 |
28 |
16 |
20 |
22 |
40 |
|
Cork |
31 |
30 |
48 |
49 |
51 |
61 |
68 |
30 |
44 |
45 |
39 |
|
Donegal |
7 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
|
Dublin |
180 |
205 |
242 |
284 |
327 |
269 |
284 |
121 |
153 |
201 |
173 |
|
Galway |
15 |
19 |
41 |
42 |
62 |
54 |
46 |
21 |
31 |
40 |
38 |
|
Kerry |
1 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
8 |
|
Kildare |
1 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
14 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
|
Kilkenny |
3 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
13 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
|
Laois |
2 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
|
Leitrim |
1 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Limerick |
23 |
22 |
40 |
49 |
42 |
35 |
57 |
26 |
37 |
48 |
52 |
|
Longford |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
|
Louth |
4 |
10 |
20 |
24 |
22 |
20 |
40 |
14 |
10 |
16 |
11 |
|
Mayo |
3 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Meath |
1 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Monaghan |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
Offaly |
1 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
Roscommon |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
Sligo |
10 |
7 |
15 |
20 |
18 |
15 |
29 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
|
Tipperary |
4 |
3 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
|
Waterford |
14 |
11 |
31 |
17 |
11 |
21 |
18 |
9 |
8 |
12 |
18 |
|
Westmeath |
9 |
12 |
28 |
36 |
42 |
22 |
22 |
14 |
20 |
20 |
13 |
|
Wexford |
2 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
|
Wicklow |
1 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Question No. 138 answered with Question No. 137.