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Industrial Development

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 February 2012

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Questions (170)

Sean Fleming

Question:

219 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency supported jobs currently in existence on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6676/12]

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I am informed by IDA Ireland that, at the end of 2011, there were 130,499 people employed in Ireland in 1,004 companies supported by the Agency. The following table, which has been compiled by IDA Ireland, provides details of the number of jobs created and lost in companies supported by IDA Ireland, on a county basis, over the period 2007 to 2011:

IDA Ireland Jobs Created and Loss by County and by Region from 2007 to 2011

County

Employment Data

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Cavan

No. of Companies

5

5

5

6

6

Cavan

Permanent Employment

1,065

1,071

1,033

1,035

1,016

Cavan

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

59

32

18

52

3

Cavan

Net Change in other Jobs

-38

-49

-6

28

-6

Cavan

Job Losses

-2

-26

-56

-50

-22

Louth

No. of Companies

19

19

21

21

21

Louth

Permanent Employment

1,670

1,533

1,322

1,028

1,080

Louth

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

140

75

34

43

110

Louth

Net Change in other Jobs

-147

4

-67

46

115

Louth

Job Losses

-172

-212

-245

-337

-58

Monaghan

No. of Companies

6

6

6

6

6

Monaghan

Permanent Employment

350

351

353

367

285

Monaghan

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

21

15

19

28

0

Monaghan

Net Change in other Jobs

-55

-34

-13

14

19

Monaghan

Job Losses

-16

-14

-17

-14

-82

North-East

No. of Companies

30

30

32

33

33

North-East

Permanent Employment

3,085

2,955

2,708

2,430

2,381

North-East

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

220

122

71

123

113

North-East

Net Change in Other Jobs

-240

-79

-86

88

128

North-East

Job Losses

-190

-252

-318

-401

-162

Donegal

No. of Companies

14

14

14

12

12

Donegal

Permanent Employment

1,631

1,650

1,685

1,621

1,870

Donegal

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

176

67

63

152

271

Donegal

Net Change in Other Jobs

13

-26

18

9

33

Donegal

Job Losses

-116

-48

-28

-216

-22

Leitrim

No. of Companies

6

5

5

5

4

Leitrim

Permanent Employment

1,021

1,013

988

972

780

Leitrim

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

4

35

5

6

57

Leitrim

Net Change in Other Jobs

-60

95

-38

12

19

Leitrim

Job Losses

-50

-43

-30

-81

-199

Sligo

No. of Companies

19

20

20

20

20

Sligo

Permanent Employment

2,234

2,273

2,190

1,999

2,041

Sligo

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

36

103

54

53

93

Sligo

Net Change in Other Jobs

8

-20

19

18

84

Sligo

Job Losses

-255

-64

-137

-244

-51

North-West

No. of Companies

39

39

39

37

36

North-West

Permanent Employment

4,886

4,936

4,863

4,592

4,691

North-West

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

216

205

122

270,

371

North-West

Net Change in Other Jobs

-39

49

-1

123

106

North-West

Job Losses

-421

-155

-195

-541

-272

Laois

No. of Companies

3

3

4

4

2

Laois

Permanent Employment

129

109

115

124

100

Laois

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

3

0

17

10

3

Laois

Net Change in Other Jobs

-10

-3

2

4

-1

Laois

Job Losses

-43

-20

-11

-1

-27

Longford

No. of Companies

8

8

7

6

6

Longford

Permanent Employment

905

847

781

658

608

Longford

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

19

30

8

4

0

Longford

Net Change in Other Jobs

-28

-3

1

19

-11

Longford

Job Losses

-79

-88

-74

-127

-50

Offaly

No. of Companies

10

10

9

9

10

Offaly

Permanent Employment

1,154

1,135

1,030

768

721

Offaly

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

53

29

22

22

31

Offaly

Net Change in Other Jobs

-70

83

-64

-59

22

Offaly

Job Losses

-91

-48

-127

-284

-78

Roscommon

No. of Companies

8

8

8

7

7

Roscommon

Permanent Employment

905

946

855

804

837

Roscommon

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

9

41

0

12

45

Roscommon

Net Change in Other Jobs

8

-1

32

-43

39

Roscommon

Job Losses

-30

0

-91

-63

-12

Westmeath

No. of Companies

20

20

19

19

19

Westmeath

Permanent Employment

2,141

2,053

1,804

1,892

2,030

Westmeath

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

317

134

231

128

194

Westmeath

Net Change in Other Jobs

52

41

-154

93

-47

Westmeath

Job Losses

-245

-222

-480

-40

-56

Midlands

No. of Companies

49

49

47

45

44

Midlands

Permanent Employment

5,234

5,090

4,585

4,246

4,296

Midlands

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

401

234

278

176

273

Midlands

Net Change in Other Jobs

-48

117

-183

14

2

Midlands

Job Losses

-488

-378

-783

-515

-223

Galway

No. of Companies

53

52

49

52

58

Galway

Permanent Employment

9,896

9,743

9,138

9,396

10,207

Galway

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

433

611

442

768

980

Galway

Net Change in Other Jobs

53

-858

-353

100

918

Galway

Job Losses

-619

-764

-1,047

-510

-169

Mayo

No. of Companies

19

19

18

18

18

Mayo

Permanent Employment

3,004

3,010

2,948

3,112

3,110

Mayo

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

114

132

97

183

85

Mayo

Net Change in Other Jobs

121

-14

-105

52

46

Mayo

Job Losses

-83

-126

-159

-19

-87

West

No. of Companies

72

71

67

70

76

West

Permanent Employment

12,900

12,753

12,086

12,508

13,317

West

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

547

743

539

951

1,065

West

Net Change in Other Jobs

143

-878

-396

-129

66

West

Job Losses

-702

-890

-1,206

-529

-256

Clare

No. of Companies

10

10

10

10

10

Clare

Permanent Employment

1,021

1,144

1,173

1,182

1,158

Clare

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

22

139

122

30

16

Clare

Net Change in Other Jobs

6

35

-79

-75

4

Clare

Job Losses

-35

-16

-93

-21

-40

Limerick

No. of Companies

43

44

41

41

44

Limerick

Permanent Employment

9,040

8,634

6,287

6,022

6,131

Limerick

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

298

288

172

163

242

Limerick

Net Change in Other Jobs

208

-1,311

-320

14

10

Limerick

Job Losses

-452

-694

-2,519

-428

-133

Tipp North

No. of Companies

4

4

4

3

3

Tipp North

Permanent Employment

583

550

362

277

296

Tipp North

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

9

13

0

14

22

Tipp North

Net Change in Other Jobs

-4

-13

-137

3

1

Tipp North

Job Losses

-100

-46

-188

-99

-3

Mid-West

No. of Companies

57

58

55

54

57

Mid-West

Permanent Employment

10,644

10,328

7,822

7,481

7,585

Mid-West

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

329

440

294

207

280

Mid-West

Net Change in Other Jobs

210

-1,289

-536

137

55

Mid-West

Job Losses

-587

-756

-2,800

-548

-176

Cork

No. of Companies

143

137

136

135

133

Cork

Permanent Employment

20,645

21,273

20,017

20,435

21,522

Cork

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

1,756

2,116

1,108

1,385

1,957

Cork

Net Change in Other Jobs

68

-449

-258

1,075

-166

Cork

Job Losses

-1,695

-1,488

-2,364

-967

-870

Kerry

No. of Companies

15

15

14

15

12

Kerry

Permanent Employment

1,820

1,798

1,407

1,313

1,294

Kerry

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

116

86

25

50

163

Kerry

Net Change in Other Jobs

13

-13

-1

19

3

Kerry

Job Losses

-47

-108

-416

-144

-182

South-West

No. of Companies

158

152

150

150

145

South-West

Permanent Employment

22,465

23,071

21,424

21,748

22,816

South-West

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

1,872

2,202

1,133

1,435

2,120

South-West

Job Losses

-1,742

-1,596

-2,780

-1,111

-1,052

South-West

Net Change in Other Jobs

81

-462

-259

1,094

-163

Carlow

No. of Companies

7

9

9

7

7

Carlow

Permanent Employment

411

457

431

316

391

Carlow

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

3

74

49

87

75

Carlow

Net Change in Other Jobs

-34

-35

5

-22

122

Carlow

Job Losses

-262

-28

-75

-20

20

Kilkenny

No. of Companies

6

5

4

4

3

Kilkenny

Permanent Employment

476

468

356

371

399

Kilkenny

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

93

1

0

17

33

Kilkenny

Net Change in Other Jobs

5

6

-7

60

-41

Kilkenny

Job Losses

-53

-9

-112

-2

-5

Tipp South

No. of Companies

12

12

11

11

9

Tipp South

Permanent Employment

2,981

3,217

3,376

3,255

3,060

Tipp South

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

604

262

252

56

84

Tipp South

Net Change in Other Jobs

230

16

-47

19

-81

Tipp South

Job Losses

-15

-26

-93

-177

-279

Waterford

No. of Companies

33

32

33

32

31

Waterford

Permanent Employment

6,386

6,079

5,622

5,329

4,637

Waterford

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

376

176

112

146

72

Waterford

Net Change in Other Jobs

18

84

-12

84

-224

Waterford

Job Losses

-183

-483

-569

-439

-764

Wexford

No. of Companies

11

11

12

12

12

Wexford

Permanent Employment

1,972

1,990

1,915

1,948

1,952

Wexford

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

67

91

14

100

51

Wexford

Net Change in Other Jobs

-10

1

-44

97

-33

Wexford

Job Losses

-59

-73

-89

-67

-47

South-East

No. of Companies

69

69

69

66

62

South-East

Permanent Employment

12,226

12,211

11,700

11,219

10,439

South-East

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

1,143

604

427

406

315

South-East

Net Change in Other Jobs

209

72

-105

238

-257

South-East

Job Losses

-572

-619

-938

-887

-1,095

Dublin

No. of Companies

527

509

497

495

492

Dublin

Permanent Employment

53,175

53,280

48,636

48,436

51,910

Dublin

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

5,266

4,353

2,276

4,228

6,540

Dublin

Net Change in Other Jobs

-1,118

92

-26

169

620

Dublin

Job Losses

-4,076

-4,248

-6,920

-4,428

-3,066

Kildare

No. of Companies

29

28

27

28

26

Kildare

Permanent Employment

11,123

10,610

9,127

9,937

9,958

Kildare

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

69

113

30

1,228

398

Kildare

Net Change in Other Jobs

-217

-96

-115

281

-13

Kildare

Job Losses

-723

-626

-1,513

-418

-377

Meath

No. of Companies

19

18

17

17

16

Meath

Permanent Employment

1,467

1,294

1,136

1,091

1,116

Meath

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

148

134

30

38

53

Meath

Net Change in Other Jobs

-5

-26

33

25

31

Meath

Job Losses

-43

-307

-188

-83

-28

Wicklow

No. of Companies

21

20

19

19

17

Wicklow

Permanent Employment

2,833

2,559

2,328

2,167

1,990

Wicklow

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

190

53

39

13

66

Wicklow

Net Change in Other Jobs

-42

16

3

-8-1

Wicklow

Job Losses

-87

-327

-270

-174

-243

East

No. of Companies

596

575

560

559

551

East

Permanent Employment

68,598

67,743

61,227

61,631

64,974

East

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

5,673

4,653

2,375

5,507

7,057

East

Net Change in Other Jobs

-1,382

-14

-105

467

637

East

Job Losses

-4,929

-5,508

-8,891

-5,103

-3,714

Total IDA

No. of Companies

1,070

1,043

1,019

1,014

1,004

Total IDA

Permanent Employment

140,038

139,087

126,415

125,855

130,499

Total IDA

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

10,401

9,203

5,239

9,075

11,594

Total IDA

Net Change in Other Jobs

-1,066

-2,484

-1,671

2,149

1,474

Total IDA

Job Losses

-9,631

-10,154

-17,911

-9,635

-6,950

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