Barry O’DowdMay 23rd 2014

INTERLEGES AGM 2014 - DUBLIN

IDA Ireland 2014 Global Reach

Current Impact of FDI

IDA Portfolio Companies: 515 from the US

166,000 / 280,000 Impact

1,050

Two thirds Business Expenditure on R&D

€8 billion€121

€21 billion

IDA Business Focus

Food

IDA focus across industry segments

Leading MNCs

2nd Tier

High Growth Companies

2013 Investments

Key Investment Highlights 2013………….200 Jobs Dublin Operations Centre

………….100 Jobs Business Services Centre

………….112 jobs - IT Services and Cyber Security Management

………….200 jobs Cork

………….450 jobs Dundalk

………....200 jobs Medical Device Manufacturing Waterford

………….€100m manufacturing investment / 100 jobs Limerick

………….200 jobs, International HQ, Dundalk

………….100 jobs EMEA Headquarters Dublin

………….Engineering Centre, Cork

………….R&D Centres, Cork / Dublin

………….150 jobs EMEA Technical Support Centre, Cork

………….400 jobs European Customer Management Centre

………….700 Jobs at Regional Hub and Centre of Excellence in Dublin

………….New investment of €170m in European Megadata Centre in Dublin

………….150 new technology jobs, Dublin

…………300 jobs, Biopharma production facility, Limerick

2014 Investments to date

ase of doing Business

Ireland’s Value Proposition

Evolution and Future of FDI

*Illustrative examples only

Analytics

Financial Services

Connected Health

Islamic Finance, Financial Technology, Green Finance

Big Data

Business Intelligence

Convergence

Why Ireland?Why Ireland? Young, highly educated, flexible, mobile workforce (Median age of the population is 35, lowest in EU)

Flexible Labour Laws

Vibrant Start-up community and events scene

Move IP to Ireland early – valuation advantages – IP Valuations have never been lower so lower exit costs should they arise

Low corporation tax rate 12.5%

Incentives around tax & visas

Export orientated, open economy with a pro-enterprise focus

Barrier-free access to over 500 million consumers in Europe.

Culturally close to Berlin & New York

Some Trends …

3D Printing

Wearables

Internet of Things

eVisits

Manufacturing and Reshoring

Services Diversity

Dropbox, AirBnB - $10bn + valuations

Financial Services Cluster

80+ leading Global Banks 8 of the top 10 Global Fund Administrators 41% of the Worlds Hedge Funds are serviced from Ireland No.1 location in Europe for Cross Border Life Insurance 9 of the Top 20 Global Financial Technology Companies

Present

Life & Reinsurance

2000’s1980’s

IT/Processing/SSC

1990’sEuropean HQ, SSC/Tech

& Ops; Analytics/R&D

Evolution of the International Insurance Cluster

25+ Years Track Record ;Continuous Evolution

Life Assurance

Gross insurance premium income for Life and Non-life insurance combined was €10,584m in 2012*

Major contributor to the Irish economy;-Employment c14,000 at end December 2012-Fiscal contribution from insurance industry = €1.6bn

International Insurance Cluster Evolution –International Centre of Excellence for a range of

Life/Non-Life/Reinsurance activities

–Functions: Front/Middle/Back Office……EMEA HQ, Cross Border distribution, Solvency II,

Compliance, Governance, Actuarial, Underwriting, Product Manufacture & Distribution;

Tech & Ops, Shared Services, Customer Support, Claims Processing, Accounting & Finance;

- Insurance Sector leveraging the ICT sector;

Source: Insurance Ireland Factfile 2012*

Analytics Cyber Security

SoftwareDevelopment

Competitiveness / Leadership

–     1st in the world for inward investment by quality and value

–     1st in Europe for the number of investment jobs per capita

–     2nd globally for the number of investment jobs per capita

The Best Place in the World to do Business

Irish Economy - Reasons to be confident …

Exited Bailout Budget Deficit – right direction Tourism – Good Growth (8.8%) / Food exports FDI doing very well NTMA / Bond Markets Economic Growth 2% - 2.8% Property – mixed recovery Demand is increasing – will create employment Unemployment decreasing – 58,000 additional jobs (2013) Emigration is falling Strategic national importance of FDI continues General Business Confidence much better

FDI Outlook 2014

• Part of Irish Economic Recovery

• Flat European Market / Competition increasing – Importance for FDI

• Pan-European consolidation investments across all sectors

• Competitiveness, Property & Skills – crucial in Irelands value

proposition

• Good immediate pipeline in Technology (ICT) Sector, Lifesciences, Financial Services, Digital media / Content, Professional / International Services

• Opportunity exists to win additional FDI / New forms of FDI

• 130+ investments in play at any one time

• Pipeline generation and conversion is a key focus

How IDA Ireland can help…

1) Start up assistance & advice for foreign investors

2) Provision of information on tax, skills, education and research programmes, labour law, investment opportunities, operating costs, infrastructure, support services, etc.)

3) Introductions to peer companies, industry groups and educational / research institutions

4) Itinerary planning and execution

5) Property & Office Solutions

6) Provision of grants for investment (Employment and R&D) in select locations

7) Continuous "After Care” support

8) Assistance with visa’s & work permits

9) Single point of contact for foreign investors

How IDA Ireland Can HelpHow IDA Ireland Can Help

THANK YOU