Just over 1.5 million euro in grant aid came to Carlow and Kilkenny from the IDA last year.
Carlow got the lions share of that – at 1.08 million euro while Kilkenny received just 440,000.
New figures show foreign direct investment totalled almost €93 million in 2016.
Three counties – Leitrim, Meath and Roscommon got nothing at all.