IDA Ireland

What this means

• IDA Ireland is a state body responsible for attracting foreign companies to set up and invest in Ireland, supporting job creation across the country.[source]
• Its legal mandate includes promoting regionally balanced investment, meaning it must spread foreign business activity beyond major cities.[source]
• The current Programme for Government sets a target for IDA Ireland to locate at least half of all new investments outside Dublin.[source]
• This regional investment target is listed as in progress, meaning it is a live commitment being worked toward rather than already achieved.[source]
• IDA Ireland matters for accountability because it shapes where foreign employers locate in Ireland, directly affecting jobs and local economies outside the capital.[source][source]

Direct impact (2)

• owns statutory mandate
  Attraction of foreign direct investmentMandate
• responsible for commitment
  Locate at least half of IDA investments outside DublinCommitment

Indirect impact (1)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• responsible for commitment → delivery owned by officeholder2-hop via pfg-2025-enterprise-ida-regional
  Peter BurkeOfficeholder