Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 February 2013
99. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline the way the figure of 12,000 jobs created in the private sector as stated in the Action Plan for Jobs progress report was arrived at; and the number of these jobs that are part-time, full-time and temporary-casual. [7741/13]
View answerThe most recent Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) published by the CSO, which covers Quarter 3 2012, shows that there were approximately 4,300 fewer people in employment overall in the economy in that Quarter compared to Quarter 3 2011.
However, within those figures, the number of employees in the public sector reduced year-on-year by 16,200 (Table A3 of the QNHS refers). Implicitly, therefore, there were approximately 12,000 more people employed in the private sector in that period. This conclusion is supported by the job creation figures of IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland for 2012. In 2012, Enterprise Ireland client companies created more than 3,300 net new jobs, while IDA Ireland companies created over 6,500 net new jobs. QNHS data also shows that there was a net increase of 2,000 jobs in tourism in Q3 2012 – a sector which does not overlap with IDA or Enterprise Ireland activity.
While overall in the economy, there has been a trend towards a reduction in full-time employment and an increase in part-time employment, the IDA and Enterprise Ireland figures for 2012 relate to full-time jobs. Although job losses continue to be experienced in declining sectors such as construction, the positive results from the enterprise development agencies in 2012 underscores the merits of the Government’s focus on innovation and export-driven sectors under the Action Plan for Jobs to create employment.
