Dublin and Cork get majority of IDA-backed jobs

A SURVEY of jobs created during 2007 in IDA-supported companies has highlighted significant discrepancies in investment levels between different parts of the country.

A total of 9,216 jobs were created by IDA-supported firms last year, representing an investment of €2.3 billion by overseas firms.

However, a breakdown of the figures reveals that many counties in underdeveloped areas such as the border regions, the midlands and the west continue to be overlooked as locations for such jobs, despite balanced regional development being a key objective of the state development agency.