Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 18 Jun 1987

Vol. 373 No. 10

Written Answers. - IDA-Assisted Industrial Project Statistics.

48.

Mr. Ellis

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the number of jobs created by the IDA by way of grant aid in each county from 1980 to 1987 inclusive; and the average cost of each job in each county in each year.

Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Reynolds)

I am informed by the Industrial Development Authority that the number of jobs created in IDA assisted industrial projects in each county from 1980-86 is as set out in the following table. Figures for 1987 are not yet available. Cost per job figures are not maintained on a county basis.

TABLE

	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986
Carlow	234	420	242	90	133	105	98
Cavan	183	343	150	187	292	128	118
Clare	432	397	246	472	437	499	279
Cork	1,523	1,304	902	1,369	1,443	1,443	1,350
Donegal	318	369	532	524	632	632	302
Dublin	3,565	3,733	2,662	2,836	2,653	3,230	3,073
Galway	534	740	494	436	408	409	616
Kerry	306	203	227	221	192	135	393
Kildare	452	176	81	196	174	240	437
Kilkenny	90	149	81	314	118	150	149
Laois	270	86	107	49	57	39	57
Leitrim	48	24	51	76	45	131	117
Limerick	656	833	915	1,348	761	394	417
Longford	308	203	130	105	101	92	169
Louth	306	451	210	272	253	472	514
Mayo	348	248	258	245	153	343	172
Meath	172	252	270	260	182	88	279
Monaghan	180	352	180	222	273	198	307
Offaly	168	233	270	164	318	189	168
Roscommon	105	49	83	105	133	113	136
Sligo	114	145	152	132	201	229	173
Tipperary North	123	196	157	84	136	155	88
Tipperary South	330	256	136	232	258	167	244
Waterford	644	554	279	669	311	430	527
Westmeath	85	161	197	186	163	226	94
Wexford	359	275	248	253	212	356	538
Wicklow	347	348	280	198	195	423	312
Total	12,200	12,500	9,540	11,245	10,234	11,016	11,127

49.

Mr. Yates

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the number of jobs created by the IDA in each sector over each of the last 10 years and in the current year; the average cost of each job through the authority; the comparison between the level of job approvals and the actual jobs created for the same period.

Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Reynolds)

I am informed by the Industrial Development Authority that the number of jobs created in IDA supported projects in each year 1977 to 1986, by sector, is as set out in the following table. Figures for 1987 are not yet available.

The average cost per job sustained in the periods 1978-84 and 1979-85 is set out in the annual report of the IDA for the years 1984 and 1985 respectively which are available in the Oireachtas Library. Similarly the number of jobs approved by IDA in each year 1977-85 is contained in the annual reports for those years. The 1986 figure will be published in the annual report for that year.

TABLE

	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986
Non-Metalic Minerals	400	699	750	456	475	390	474	300	274	278
Chemicals	950	975	1,450	584	820	430	506	911	614	444
Metals and Engineering	3,790	5,468	6,590	5,970	5,800	4,570	4,864	4,072	4,227	4,172
Food	1,772	1,530	1,900	1,517	1,145	1,190	1,534	1,330	1,438	1,785
Drink and Tobacco	148	277	240	168	280	120	68	38	75	151
Textile Industry	609	728	1,137	447	300	165	168	323	489	320
Clothing, Footwear & Leather	700	994	1,123	840	1,249	806	1,379	1,087	1,422	1,440
Timber and Furniture	460	764	848	634	916	600	816	767	560	449
Paper and Printing	358	406	682	652	520	260	270	277	430	406
Miscellaneous
Industries	929	746	1,240	637	709	641	594	737	775	751
International Services	384	323	280	295	286	368	572	392	712	931
Total	10,500	12,910	16,240	12,200	12,500	9,540	11,245	10,234	11,016	11,127

50.

Mr. Yates

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the numbers of people employed by the IDA for each of the last 10 years, and for the current year; and if he will give a breakdown of these numbers in (a) overseas offices, (b) head office administration, (c) the small industries programme as regionalised and (d) the company development programme.

Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Reynolds)

I am informed by the Industrial Development Authority that the numbers of people employed by it for each of the last ten years and the current year, in the format requested, is set out in the following tabular statement. In the case of head office, the figures include staff in both front line and support areas. The IDA do not have a separate unit dealing with the company development programme.

Year	Overseas Offices	Head Office	Regional Office	Total
1987	77	496	112	685
1986	77	515	105	697
1985	79	541	83	703
1984	82	560	86	728
1983	79	565	84	728
1982	79	584	85	748
1981	75	593	85	753
1980	75	579	79	733
1979	62	505	56	623
1978	63	434	53	550

51.

Mr. Yates

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the total level of expenditure for each of the last 10 years including the current year on the IDA through his Department; and if he will give a breakdown of this expenditure by way of (a) capital investment and property buildings, (b) salaries and wages of employees, (c) any expenditure on advertisements, public relations and promotions, and (d) grant aid to applicants.

Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Reynolds)

The information requested by the Deputy for the years up to 1985 can be extracted from the IDA's annual reports which are available from the Oireachtas Library. Information in respect of 1986 and 1987 will be published in the IDA's annual reports for those years.

52.

Mr. Yates

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the total number of IDA grant aided jobs that were subsequently lost for the last ten years; the total number of IDA grant aid committed over the same period to firms that subsequently ceased operations and the proportion of this subsequently recovered by the IDA.

Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Reynolds)

I am informed by the Industrial Development Authority that of the total number of 117,422 jobs which were created in IDA assisted industrial projects, both indigenous and overseas, over the period 1977-86 inclusive, 36,438 were subsequently lost. The total amount of grants paid to firms which ceased operations in the period is £177 million. Of this £31 million consists of training grants which are non-refundable.

In addition capital grant repayment liability normally reduces at the rate or 10 per cent per annum subject to a maximum of 50 per cent.

The total amount of grants refunded to IDA in the period exclusive of refunds for 1986, for which only provisional figures are available, is £25.75 million. The IDA is endeavouring to recover further outstanding amounts.