IDA Ireland

Supports foreign and domestic investment in Ireland through grants, tax incentives, and talent development programmes.

IDA Ireland is the State agency responsible for attracting and retaining foreign direct investment into Ireland. It sits under the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, works with foreign-owned client companies and operates a grant and support portfolio that is approved monthly by an independent board under EU State Aid rules.

Its annual support envelope is around €100 million, with direct backing for RD&I, capital investment, digital transformation, talent development and sustainability, alongside tax incentives for qualifying R&D. The current portfolio serves more than 1,800 multinational operations, employs over 302,000 people and includes routes such as the RD&I Grant, RD&I Feasibility Grant, Business Development Programme, Go Green offer and Training Grant.

IDA's 2025-2029 strategy puts digitalisation and AI, semiconductors, sustainability and health at the center, and it aims to deliver €7 billion in new RD&I investment and 75,000 new jobs over the strategy period. The funding relationship is bilateral rather than open-call: companies work through an assigned Project Executive, and the strongest cases show material investment impact, job creation and long-term commitment to Ireland.