Vol. 456 No. 6
157 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the number of new business industrial start ups for the first six months of 1995; the comparative figures for the first six months of each of the years 1989 and 1992; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14410/95]
The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available.
The industrial development agencies, under the remit of my Department, conduct a survey of their client bases once a year, usually in November, from which annual statistics are then compiled. The latest figures available are in respect of the year ending 1994. Results for 1995 will be available early in 1996. The statistics for the years 1989, 1992 and 1994 are as follows: 1989 — 516; 1992 —378; 1994 — 355.
