Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 October 2024
140. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a breakdown of listed IDA client companies and IDA backed companies with operations in County Wicklow in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [39705/24]
View answerRegional development is a key element of 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.
IDA has over 1,800 client companies within its portfolio employing 300,583 as at the end of 2023, with employment levels above 300,000 for the second consecutive year. The total number of regional jobs stands at 163,471 as at the end of 2023, representing 54% of IDA client employment. At end 2023 there were 21 IDA client companies in Wicklow employing 2,673.
The list of IDA client companies in Wicklow and their range of employment is set out below:
|
Company Name |
County |
2023 Emp Range |
|
SERVIER (IRELAND) INDUSTRIES LIMITED |
Wicklow |
450-500 |
|
TAKEDA IRELAND LIMITED |
Wicklow |
450-500 |
|
NYPRO IRELAND LIMITED |
Wicklow |
300-400 |
|
ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES ARKLOW |
Wicklow |
250-300 |
|
AUTOMATIC PLASTICS LIMITED |
Wicklow |
100-150 |
|
COMMSCOPE EMEA LIMITED |
Wicklow |
100-150 |
|
MERCK SAFC ARKLOW LIMITED |
Wicklow |
100-150 |
|
TCOAG IRELAND LIMITED |
Wicklow |
100-150 |
|
NOVOLEX |
Wicklow |
100-150 |
|
ZOETIS RATHDRUM |
Wicklow |
100-150 |
|
CONDUCTIX WAMPFLER LIMITED |
Wicklow |
50-100 |
|
ORIFLAME GLOBAL TECHNICAL CENTRE |
Wicklow |
50-100 |
|
RUPP & HUBRACH OPTIK GMBH |
Wicklow |
50-100 |
|
DIETERLE WERKZEUGHANDEL GMBH TOOLING (BRANCH IRELAND) |
Wicklow |
0-50 |
|
EML (FORMALLY PERFECTCARD) |
Wicklow |
0-50 |
|
GPA GLOBAL IRELAND |
Wicklow |
0-50 |
|
LABOD ELECTRONIC PRODUCTION IN IRELAND GMBH |
Wicklow |
0-50 |
|
NERIKI EUROPE LIMITED |
Wicklow |
0-50 |
|
PA Consulting Design Partners |
Wicklow |
0-50 |
|
SAFEGARD SYSTEMS LIMITED |
Wicklow |
0-50 |
|
UNITED CAPS GREYSTONES LIMITED |
Wicklow |
0-50 |
Individual company employment numbers are collated through the Annual Employment Survey which is undertaken at the end of each year, such that 2024 figures will be available at the start of next year.
