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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 February 2010

Tuesday, 2 February 2010

Questions (123, 124)

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

207 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created in the service sectors throughout Ireland in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; the number of jobs last in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5290/10]

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Written answers

The Industrial Development Agency employment figures are compiled annually in the Forfás Annual Employment Survey, the most up to date of which details employment figures up until 2008. The 2009 employment figures are currently being compiled and are due to be published at the end of February 2010. Details of the agency employment figures are set out in the following tabular statement.

Statistical information in relation to County and City Enterprise Boards is collated annually. My Department does not collect or retain information on the number of specific job losses in County and City Enterprise Board assisted companies nor is such information retained on a sectoral basis. However the cumulative figures for the jobs existing in County and City Enterprise Board assisted companies is set out in the following tabular statement for the five years to end 2008. Figures in respect of 2009 are currently being collated and should be available in early February 2010.

The Government through the state development agencies, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland together with the County and City Enterprise Boards and Shannon Development, are committed to promoting Ireland as a location of choice for job creation and enterprise development.

Industrial Development Agency Employment Figures

Year

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Services — Full time jobs created

10,972

11,221

12,515

13,279

11,018

Services — Part time/temp jobs created

4,849

3,764

3,427

3,896

3,996

Services — Total jobs created

15,821

14,985

15,942

17,175

15,014

Services — Job losses full time jobs

-8,720

-8,381

-6,540

-8,396

-8,243

Services — Job losses part time/ temp jobs

-3,603

-4,162

-3,022

-3,883

-4,299

Services — Total job losses

-12,323

-12,543

-9,562

-12,279

-12,542

County and City Enterprise Boards

end 2004

end 2005

end 2006

end 2007

end 2008

Number of jobs existing in CEB-supported companies

28,296

30,234

32,279

34,545.5

33,811

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

208 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of manufacturing jobs created here in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; the number of jobs lost in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5291/10]

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The Industrial Development Agency employment figures are compiled annually in the Forfás Annual Employment Survey, the most up to date of which details employment figures up until 2008. The 2009 employment figures are currently being compiled and are due to be published at the end of February 2010. Details of the agency employment figures are set out in the following tabular statement.

Statistical information in relation to County and City Enterprise Boards is collated annually. My Department does not collect or retain information on the number of specific job losses in County and City Enterprise Board assisted companies nor is such information retained on a sectoral basis. However the cumulative figures for the jobs existing in County and City Enterprise Board assisted companies is set out in the following tabular statement for the five years to end 2008. Figures in respect of 2009 are currently being collated and should be available in early February 2010.

The Government through the state development agencies, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland together with the County and City Enterprise Boards and Shannon Development, are committed to marketing Ireland as a location of choice for investment, enterprise development and employment creation.

Industrial Development Agency Employment Figures

Year

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Manufacturing — Full time jobs created

14,120

16,614

16,324

14,188

10,363

Manufacturing — Part time/temp jobs created

6,582

6,835

6,444

5,187

4,497

Manufacturing — Total jobs created

20,702

23,449

22,768

19,375

14,860

Manufacturing — Job losses full time jobs

-17,878

-15,609

-15,718

-16,870

-21,838

Manufacturing — Job losses part time/temp jobs

-5,598

-6,339

-6,841

-6,076

-7,905

Manufacturing — Total job losses

-23,476

-21,948

-22,559

-22,946

-29,743

County and City Enterprise Boards

end 2004

end 2005

end 2006

end 2007

end 2008

Number of jobs existing in CEB-supported companies

28,296

30,234

32,279

34,545.5

33,811

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