Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-04
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I will alert IDA Ireland to the Deputy's comments on Laois. I know Deputy Fleming also has an interest there, as do other Deputies. Deputy Stanley has his hand up as well. I hope he keeps his hand up in respect of the economic relationship between the US and Ireland. Notwithstanding everything that has happened, there have been significant investments even since all of the turbulence. I will not name all of the companies but the bottom line is that Dublin, Cork, Galway, Clare, Kilkenny, Monaghan and Meath, just to mention a number of counties, all benefited in 2024 from investments from US companies. The research and development tax credit of an additional 5% has had a significant impact in terms of investment in research and development in existing multinational companies in Ireland and, of course, in our indigenous companies. Research is the future in terms of our capacity to export to the US and our capacity to attract foreign direct investment into the country.

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