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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2013

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Questions (547)

Micheál Martin

Question:

547. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a breakdown of the level of employment, job losses and job creation in companies supported by the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland for each of the past five years on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16088/13]

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Details of the number of full time jobs existing, created and lost in IDA and Enterprise Ireland client companies are set out in the tabular statements, which are drawn from the Forfás Annual Employment Survey.

I am pleased to say that the Agencies’ End of Year Statements indicate that 2012 was a good year for job creation in Agency-supported companies. IDA client companies created 12,722 gross new jobs (6,750 net new jobs). The IDA client base in Ireland now employs 152,785 people, a level last recorded before the global financial crisis began in 2008. Clients of Enterprise Ireland created 12,861 gross new jobs (3,338 net new jobs – the highest net gain for Irish companies since 2006).

Table 1 - Level of employment, job losses and job creation in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland (PFT = Permanent Full Time)

County

Data

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Carlow

PFT Jobs

2,423

1,965

1,952

2,106

2,137

PFT Gains

223

40

225

253

152

PFT Losses

306

498

238

99

121

Cavan

PFT Jobs

4,645

3,995

3,925

4,021

4,151

PFT Gains

335

89

196

369

374

PFT Losses

372

739

266

273

244

Clare

PFT Jobs

1,812

1,547

1,618

1,552

1,580

PFT Gains

86

50

202

94

133

PFT Losses

181

315

131

160

105

Cork

PFT Jobs

19,408

17,287

16,411

17,784

18,629

PFT Gains

1,320

1,143

1,160

1,997

1,663

PFT Losses

1,440

3,264

2,036

624

818

Donegal

PFT Jobs

3,342

2,767

2,662

2,784

2,655

PFT Gains

270

164

218

301

180

PFT Losses

463

739

323

179

309

Dublin

PFT Jobs

54,961

50,318

48,859

49,477

50,159

PFT Gains

4,704

3,864

4,535

3,938

4,097

PFT Losses

6,071

8,507

5,994

3,320

3,415

Galway

PFT Jobs

6,107

5,470

5,494

5,901

6,063

PFT Gains

532

386

617

855

572

PFT Losses

818

1,023

593

448

410

Kerry

PFT Jobs

3,415

3,156

3,092

3,230

3,318

PFT Gains

260

172

142

232

194

PFT Losses

381

431

206

94

106

Kildare

PFT Jobs

4,736

4,698

4,450

5,160

5,450

PFT Gains

351

476

295

1,082

534

PFT Losses

683

514

543

372

244

Kilkenny

PFT Jobs

3,722

3,071

2,920

2,869

3,089

PFT Gains

176

74

140

150

320

PFT Losses

386

725

291

201

100

Laois

PFT Jobs

1,390

1,106

1,059

991

929

PFT Gains

93

23

76

158

76

PFT Losses

169

307

123

226

138

Leitrim

PFT Jobs

726

575

537

536

574

PFT Gains

44

11

31

46

54

PFT Losses

85

162

69

47

16

Limerick

PFT Jobs

7,311

6,337

6,113

6,048

6,279

PFT Gains

498

344

418

289

684

PFT Losses

1,075

1,318

642

354

453

Longford

PFT Jobs

1,864

1,693

1,575

1,529

1,557

PFT Gains

141

120

74

86

116

PFT Losses

161

291

192

132

88

Louth

PFT Jobs

5,257

4,523

4,247

4,225

4,328

PFT Gains

472

205

255

389

299

PFT Losses

624

939

531

411

196

Mayo

PFT Jobs

3,297

3,106

2,942

3,127

3,054

PFT Gains

289

203

144

716

197

PFT Losses

432

394

308

531

270

Meath

PFT Jobs

4,740

4,294

4,288

4,450

4,771

PFT Gains

325

350

301

362

615

PFT Losses

592

796

307

200

294

Monaghan

PFT Jobs

4,093

3,236

3,195

3,311

3,463

PFT Gains

341

74

252

391

294

PFT Losses

1,041

931

293

275

142

Offaly

PFT Jobs

3,353

2,749

2,730

2,731

2,699

PFT Gains

689

100

266

173

139

PFT Losses

386

704

285

172

171

Roscommon

PFT Jobs

1,646

1,323

1,191

1,165

1,119

PFT Gains

39

37

46

108

29

PFT Losses

391

360

178

134

75

Sligo

PFT Jobs

1,560

1,271

1,281

1,332

1,508

PFT Gains

87

74

131

140

247

PFT Losses

149

363

121

89

71

Tipperary North Riding

PFT Jobs

2,522

2,166

2,221

2,293

2,162

PFT Gains

91

23

161

127

49

PFT Losses

658

379

106

55

180

Tipperary South Riding

PFT Jobs

3,373

2,837

2,641

2,187

2,151

PFT Gains

321

56

80

123

81

PFT Losses

392

592

276

577

117

Waterford

PFT Jobs

5,093

3,914

3,919

4,217

4,063

PFT Gains

492

317

431

909

692

PFT Losses

902

1,496

426

611

846

Westmeath

PFT Jobs

2,948

2,242

2,151

2,181

2,352

PFT Gains

379

92

154

340

275

PFT Losses

374

798

245

310

104

Wexford

PFT Jobs

4,250

4,010

3,942

3,793

3,881

PFT Gains

368

310

222

191

385

PFT Losses

448

550

290

340

297

Wicklow

PFT Jobs

3,928

3,263

3,137

3,122

3,339

PFT Gains

265

91

215

204

410

PFT Losses

663

756

341

219

193

Table 2 - Level of employment, job losses and job creation in companies supported by IDA Ireland (PFT = Permanent Full Time)

County

Data

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Carlow

PFT Jobs

457

431

316

391

506

PFT Gains

74

49

87

75

116

PFT Losses

28

75

202

0

1

Cavan

PFT Jobs

1,071

1,033

1,035

1,016

1,020

PFT Gains

32

18

52

3

43

PFT Losses

26

56

50

22

39

Clare

PFT Jobs

1,180

1,210

1,219

1,213

1,222

PFT Gains

140

123

30

27

37

PFT Losses

16

93

21

33

28

Cork

PFT Jobs

21,293

20,031

20,457

21,547

22,535

PFT Gains

2,116

1,108

1,393

1,990

1,979

PFT Losses

1,489

2,370

967

900

991

Donegal

PFT Jobs

1,663

1,697

1,633

1,882

2,050

PFT Gains

67

63

152

271

186

PFT Losses

48

29

216

22

18

Dublin

PFT Jobs

53,344

48,813

48,545

52,014

55,344

PFT Gains

4,351

2,284

5,037

6,864

6,389

PFT Losses

4,250

6,815

5,305

3,395

3,059

Galway

PFT Jobs

9,803

9,168

9,447

10,325

10,887

PFT Gains

636

442

789

1,047

859

PFT Losses

764

1,077

510

169

297

Kerry

PFT Jobs

1,798

1,407

1,313

1,294

1,360

PFT Gains

86

25

50

163

74

PFT Losses

108

416

144

182

8

Kildare

PFT Jobs

10,610

9,127

9,937

9,828

9,515

PFT Gains

113

30

1,228

398

176

PFT Losses

626

1,513

418

507

489

Kilkenny

PFT Jobs

468

356

371

399

579

PFT Gains

1

0

17

33

180

PFT Losses

9

112

2

5

0

Laois

PFT Jobs

109

115

124

100

79

PFT Gains

0

17

10

3

2

PFT Losses

20

11

1

27

23

Leitrim

PFT Jobs

1,013

988

972

780

629

PFT Gains

35

5

65

7

1

PFT Losses

43

30

81

199

152

Limerick

PFT Jobs

8,624

6,280

5,971

6,072

6,373

PFT Gains

286

172

163

233

400

PFT Losses

694

2,516

472

132

99

Longford

PFT Jobs

847

781

658

608

632

PFT Gains

30

8

4

0

24

PFT Losses

88

74

127

50

0

Louth

PFT Jobs

1,529

1,317

1,024

1,075

1,416

PFT Gains

75

33

43

109

386

PFT Losses

212

245

336

58

45

Mayo

PFT Jobs

3,010

2,948

3,112

3,094

3,162

PFT Gains

132

97

183

69

126

PFT Losses

126

159

19

87

58

Meath

PFT Jobs

1,270

1,116

1,075

1,100

1,065

PFT Gains

132

30

38

53

68

PFT Losses

307

184

79

28

103

Monaghan

PFT Jobs

351

353

367

282

275

PFT Gains

15

19

28

0

3

PFT Losses

14

17

14

85

10

Offaly

PFT Jobs

1,193

1,087

828

772

802

PFT Gains

29

22

25

31

31

PFT Losses

55

128

284

87

1

Roscommon

PFT Jobs

946

855

804

843

896

PFT Gains

41

0

12

51

53

PFT Losses

0

91

63

12

0

Sligo

PFT Jobs

2,273

2,190

1,999

2,041

2,052

PFT Gains

103

54

53

93

149

PFT Losses

64

137

244

51

138

Tipperary North Riding

PFT Jobs

550

362

277

296

290

PFT Gains

13

0

14

22

0

PFT Losses

46

188

99

3

6

Tipperary South Riding

PFT Jobs

3,217

3,376

3,255

3,060

2,915

PFT Gains

262

252

56

84

10

PFT Losses

26

93

177

279

155

Waterford

PFT Jobs

6,079

5,622

5,329

4,637

4,526

PFT Gains

176

112

146

72

75

PFT Losses

483

569

439

764

186

Westmeath

PFT Jobs

2,053

1,804

1,892

2,030

2,252

PFT Gains

134

231

128

194

252

PFT Losses

222

480

40

56

30

Wexford

PFT Jobs

2,147

2,071

2,178

2,182

2,187

PFT Gains

120

14

174

51

111

PFT Losses

73

90

67

47

106

Wicklow

PFT Jobs

2,559

2,328

2,167

1,986

1,936

PFT Gains

53

39

13

66

60

PFT Losses

327

270

174

247

110

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