Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 November 2012
317. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of jobs announced by Enterprise Ireland; the number of jobs created in Enterprise Ireland supported companies and the value of grants awarded and the value of any grants refunded to Enterprise Ireland for each of the past five years. [51202/12]
View answer318. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of each of the jobs announced or welcomed by his Department over the past five years; the numbers employed by the enterprise at the time of the announcement and the numbers currently employed by the enterprise. [51203/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 318 together.
As Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, I welcome all announcements concerning the creation of jobs. All press releases relating to job creation issued by my Department’s Press Office are available at: http://www.enterprise.gov.ie/Press-Releases/
Details of Enterprise Ireland’s job and investment announcements to the end of October 2012, and those of IDA Ireland and Shannon Development, are published on their respective websites – www.enterprise-ireland.com; www.idaireland.ie and www.shannon-dev.ie. However, I should point out that some investment and job creation projects in client companies are not announced by these agencies, for example, in cases where the company involved does not wish this to happen.
The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Shannon Development. The data is compiled on an annualized basis and details relating to 2012 will be available in the early part of 2013.
In addition, Enterprise Ireland publishes each year a detailed schedule of financial support payments to its client companies for the previous year. This information is listed by client company at county level. These reports are available directly from Enterprise Ireland and I have requested the agency to forward a copy of the 2011 report to Deputy Tóibín.
In relation to public funds paid to enterprises, details of individual offers of support from Enterprise Ireland to each client company are confidential and will vary, depending on the type of support being sought.
Table 1 below provides details of Enterprise Ireland full-time job gains for the period 2007 to 2011. Table 2 identifies the value of grants awarded to Enterprise Ireland supported companies and the value of any grants refunded to Enterprise Ireland for each of the past five years.
Table 1
|
Enterprise Ireland Employment Data |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
Full Time Jobs |
171,532 |
165,685 |
145,767 |
141,222 |
141,228 |
|
Full Time Job Gains |
18,133 |
13,886 |
8,464 |
11,001 |
9,076 |
Table 2
|
- |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
Direct Financial Support to Enterprise (€'000) |
€77,214 |
€125,430 |
€204,103 |
€222,620 |
€105,658 |
|
Refunds (€'000) |
€1,186 |
€2,484 |
€1,617 |
€4,391 |
€4,267 |
