Using population breakdown by county and region as a measure of industrial activity is not an appropriate method of presenting spend by the Enterprise Development Agencies.
While Enterprise Ireland can break down data on a county basis (see Table 1), the Industrial Development Agency only collect data on a regional basis (see Tables 2 and 3).
With regard to Enterprise Ireland the table reflects the fact that payments under the temporary Employment Subsidy Scheme and the Enterprise Stabilisation Fund terminated in 2010 in accordance with the rules governing the temporary State Aids Framework.
Table 1 - Enterprise Ireland
County
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Carlow
|
415,385
|
494,218
|
1,505,564
|
2,474,270
|
3,854,592
|
1,893,411
|
Cavan
|
2,730,841
|
2,897,764
|
2,629,879
|
8,452,986
|
9,509,764
|
3,333,883
|
Clare
|
10,000
|
947,269
|
1,555,143
|
1,644,108
|
3,267,837
|
1,123,660
|
Cork city
|
4,844,912
|
1,987,401
|
4,704,498
|
7,377,961
|
8,399,450
|
4,562,661
|
Cork County
|
4,104,339
|
7,360,185
|
16,029,248
|
20,798,682
|
13,973,645
|
7,801,342
|
Donegal
|
3,106,780
|
2,765,340
|
2,646,111
|
3,358,109
|
5,350,472
|
2,793,673
|
Dublin City
|
13,137,793
|
13,613,921
|
22,228,794
|
31,624,784
|
39,431,197
|
21,823,293
|
Dublin Fingal
|
2,344,505
|
2,862,942
|
2,938,418
|
11,422,411
|
9,264,870
|
4,888,852
|
Dublin South County
|
2,396,865
|
2,470,112
|
3,739,329
|
11,606,845
|
16,007,994
|
5,241,796
|
Dun Laoghaire / Rathdown
|
7,577,818
|
6,579,434
|
7,068,587
|
9,758,601
|
10,304,179
|
8,053,644
|
Galway
|
4,734,201
|
7,086,446
|
6,881,686
|
8,527,609
|
12,060,529
|
5,306,313
|
Kerry
|
960,823
|
2,264,165
|
4,125,090
|
7,512,136
|
3,424,849
|
2,422,961
|
Kildare
|
2,302,806
|
2,008,777
|
3,837,461
|
12,093,417
|
7,439,782
|
3,854,637
|
Kilkenny
|
639,820
|
1,291,717
|
11,075,767
|
8,214,917
|
6,007,018
|
2,244,961
|
Laois
|
461,973
|
1,364,661
|
1,113,987
|
1,796,384
|
2,289,457
|
815,168
|
Leitrim
|
433,820
|
874,845
|
380,827
|
1,037,613
|
942,437
|
53,869
|
Limerick
|
230,578
|
2,516,432
|
5,476,068
|
6,149,182
|
8,878,153
|
4,123,458
|
Longford
|
260,946
|
215,221
|
1,715,510
|
2,674,985
|
1,822,459
|
2,825,588
|
Louth
|
1,512,482
|
1,884,308
|
1,948,982
|
5,750,297
|
6,436,017
|
2,617,431
|
Mayo
|
1,476,833
|
1,070,305
|
2,583,181
|
8,099,160
|
3,956,789
|
2,099,363
|
Meath
|
969,314
|
1,631,337
|
1,485,364
|
2,165,136
|
5,762,191
|
1,678,397
|
Monaghan
|
1,824,119
|
2,475,839
|
2,591,356
|
6,134,007
|
6,925,838
|
2,598,817
|
Offaly
|
1,190,234
|
1,013,276
|
4,689,726
|
2,086,211
|
2,897,868
|
1,434,904
|
Roscommon
|
700,605
|
625,268
|
719,803
|
726,874
|
2,593,524
|
1,240,080
|
Sligo
|
731,807
|
1,114,943
|
1,308,340
|
2,232,801
|
2,433,456
|
1,258,144
|
Tipperary Nth
|
|
17,191
|
1,816,250
|
3,149,246
|
3,352,468
|
1,458,055
|
Tipperary Sth
|
1,044,511
|
3,885,008
|
1,149,910
|
5,518,629
|
4,370,397
|
3,377,090
|
Waterford
|
1,022,855
|
1,279,119
|
2,018,838
|
2,742,763
|
8,962,747
|
2,848,642
|
Westmeath
|
1,026,657
|
1,236,019
|
1,178,978
|
1,856,444
|
4,036,361
|
1,476,835
|
Wexford
|
1,845,470
|
538,647
|
2,272,252
|
2,999,315
|
7,600,454
|
3,944,442
|
Wicklow
|
1,156,846
|
2,109,528
|
3,414,839
|
5,968,098
|
4,100,385
|
1,790,637
|
TOTAL
|
65,195,938
|
78,581,639
|
126,829,788
|
205,953,981
|
225,657,177
|
110,986,007
|
Table 2 – Industrial Development Agency
Regions
|
North West
|
West
|
Mid West
|
South West
|
Midlands
|
2006
|
€2,176,514
|
€11,770,199
|
€5,432,622
|
€28,466,211
|
€2,693,203
|
2007
|
€2,712,400
|
€8,658,845
|
€2,367,535
|
€10,354,690
|
€1,862,404
|
2008
|
€836,217
|
€13,035,766
|
€3,343,562
|
€14,465,108
|
€1,707,837
|
2009
|
€1,835,587
|
€10,272,311
|
€6,385,694
|
€16,734,473
|
€2,388,917
|
2010
|
€3,845,440
|
€14,142,020
|
€5,866,962
|
€20,336,201
|
€2,691,098
|
2011
|
€1,504,986
|
€15,308,360
|
€8,645,736
|
€15,245,281
|
€2,288,466
|
Table 3 - Industrial Development Agency
Regions
|
South East Region
|
East Region
|
North East Region
|
2006
|
€7,558,915
|
€38,373,892
|
€246,434
|
2007
|
€13,928,920
|
€39,201,479
|
€348,127
|
2008
|
€7,947,182
|
€37,691,166
|
€1,245,000
|
2009
|
€2,652,596
|
€39,721,446
|
€870,882
|
2010
|
€19,738,753
|
€52,440,158
|
€1,379,552
|
2011
|
€5,364,688
|
€47,712,539
|
€689,164
|