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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 April 2013

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Questions (115)

Jonathan O'Brien

Question:

115. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the jobs that have been secured for each county by each of the trade missions in the past 12 months. [18634/13]

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During 2012, I led 20 Trade and Investment missions with Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland to countries such as the United States, China, Canada, South Africa, Russia, Brazil and Germany.

Each year Enterprise Ireland organises a series of targeted international trade missions, market visits, participation in international trade fairs and a large number of international buyer visits to Ireland for the purpose of assisting Irish firms target and secure international contracts and overseas partners. Contracts and commitments worth over €200 million to the Irish Economy were signed during the trade missions organised by Enterprise Ireland in 2012. These contracts, together with the other business links established during the events, have helped grow and sustain jobs in Enterprise Ireland client companies. In 2012 Enterprise Ireland client company employment totalled more than 169,000 on a full and part time basis, representing a growth in full time jobs of 3,338 in the year.

The Investment missions organised by IDA Ireland are more intimate in style. Typically, the programme involves meeting with Chairpersons, CEOs and other senior executives of leading companies, across all sectors. Some of the companies which I met during 2012 already had substantial and valuable activities in Ireland and those meetings focussed on retaining, expanding and further embedding their presence here. For companies who do not have a presence in Ireland, the focus was to underpin Ireland as a location for the proposed investment against intense competition from other locations around the world.

Immediate job creation is not expected from this type of mission as, typically, jobs are created over a period of between 3 and 5 years, depending on the company’s business plan. I should point out, however, that IDA client companies created a total of 12,722 jobs during 2012. The net number of new jobs created at 6,570 represented the third consecutive year of growth in net employment, while job losses in IDA client companies were the lowest in a decade.

Details of the number of new jobs created in IDA and Enterprise Ireland client companies in 2012 on a county by county basis are set out in tabular statements.

Table showing the number of jobs created in Enterprise Ireland client companies on a county by county basis in 2012

County

Data

2012

Carlow

PFT Jobs

2,137

Carlow

PFT Gross Gains

152

Cavan

PFT Jobs

4,151

Cavan

PFT Gross Gains

374

Clare

PFT Jobs

1,580

Clare

PFT Gross Gains

133

Cork

PFT Jobs

18,629

Cork

PFT Gross Gains

1,663

Donegal

PFT Jobs

2,655

Donegal

PFT Gross Gains

180

Dublin

PFT Jobs

50,159

Dublin

PFT Gross Gains

4,097

Galway

PFT Jobs

6,063

Galway

PFT Gross Gains

572

Kerry

PFT Jobs

3,318

Kerry

PFT Gross Gains

194

Kildare

PFT Jobs

5,450

Kildare

PFT Gross Gains

534

Kilkenny

PFT Jobs

3,089

Kilkenny

PFT Gross Gains

320

Laois

PFT Jobs

929

Laois

PFT Gross Gains

76

Leitrim

PFT Jobs

574

Leitrim

PFT Gross Gains

54

Limerick

PFT Jobs

6,279

Limerick

PFT Gross Gains

684

Longford

PFT Jobs

1,557

Longford

PFT Gross Gains

116

Louth

PFT Jobs

4,328

Louth

PFT Gross Gains

299

Mayo

PFT Jobs

3,054

Mayo

PFT Gross Gains

197

Meath

PFT Jobs

4,771

Meath

PFT Gross Gains

615

Monaghan

PFT Jobs

3,463

Monaghan

PFT Gross Gains

294

Offaly

PFT Jobs

2,699

Offaly

PFT Gross Gains

139

Roscommon

PFT Jobs

1,119

Roscommon

PFT Gross Gains

29

Sligo

PFT Jobs

1,508

Sligo

PFT Gross Gains

247

Tipperary North Riding

PFT Jobs

2,162

Tipperary North Riding

PFT Gross Gains

49

Tipperary South Riding

PFT Jobs

2,151

Tipperary South Riding

PFT Gross Gains

81

Waterford

PFT Jobs

4,063

Waterford

PFT Gross Gains

692

Westmeath

PFT Jobs

2,352

Westmeath

PFT Gross Gains

275

Wexford

PFT Jobs

3,881

Wexford

PFT Gross Gains

385

Wicklow

PFT Jobs

3,339

Wicklow

PFT Gross Gains

410

Table showing the number of new jobs created in IDA supported companies on a county by county basis in 2012

County

Employment Data

2012

Kildare

No. of Companies

26

Kildare

Permanent Employment

9,515

Kildare

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

176

Kildare

Job Losses

-489

Kildare

Net Change in Employment

-313

Kildare

Other Jobs

661

Kilkenny

No. of Companies

5

Kilkenny

Permanent Employment

579

Kilkenny

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

180

Kilkenny

Job Losses

0

Kilkenny

Net Change in Employment

180

Kilkenny

Other Jobs

1

Laois

No. of Companies

2

Laois

Permanent Employment

79

Laois

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

2

Laois

Job Losses

-23

Laois

Net Change in Employment

-21

Laois

Other Jobs

5

Leitrim

No. of Companies

4

Leitrim

Permanent Employment

629

Leitrim

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

1

Leitrim

Job Losses

-152

Leitrim

Net Change in Employment

-151

Leitrim

Other Jobs

85

County

Employment Data

2012

Limerick

No. of Companies

43

Limerick

Permanent Employment

6,373

Limerick

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

400

Limerick

Job Losses

-99

Limerick

Net Change in Employment

301

Limerick

Other Jobs

623

Longford

No. of Companies

6

Longford

Permanent Employment

632

Longford

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

24

Longford

Job Losses

0

Longford

Net Change in Employment

24

Longford

Other Jobs

57

Louth

No. of Companies

23

Louth

Permanent Employment

1,416

Louth

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

386

Louth

Job Losses

-45

Louth

Net Change in Employment

341

Louth

Other Jobs

382

Mayo

No. of Companies

19

Mayo

Permanent Employment

3,162

Mayo

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

126

Mayo

Job Losses

-58

Mayo

Net Change in Employment

68

Mayo

Other Jobs

372

County

Employment Data

2012

Meath

No. of Companies

14

Meath

Permanent Employment

1,065

Meath

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

68

Meath

Job Losses

-103

Meath

Net Change in Employment

-35

Meath

Other Jobs

139

Monaghan

No. of Companies

6

Monaghan

Permanent Employment

275

Monaghan

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

3

Monaghan

Job Losses

-10

Monaghan

Net Change in Employment

-7

Monaghan

Other Jobs

73

Offaly

No. of Companies

11

Offaly

Permanent Employment

802

Offaly

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

31

Offaly

Job Losses

-1

Offaly

Net Change in Employment

30

Offaly

Other Jobs

99

Roscommon

No. of Companies

7

Roscommon

Permanent Employment

896

Roscommon

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

53

Roscommon

Job Losses

0

Roscommon

Net Change in Employment

53

Roscommon

Other Jobs

106

County

Employment Data

2012

Sligo

No. of Companies

20

Sligo

Permanent Employment

2,052

Sligo

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

149

Sligo

Job Losses

-138

Sligo

Net Change in Employment

11

Sligo

Other Jobs

205

Tipp North

No. of Companies

3

Tipp North

Permanent Employment

290

Tipp North

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

0

Tipp North

Job Losses

-6

Tipp North

Net Change in Employment

-6

Tipp North

Other Jobs

4

Tipp South

No. of Companies

8

Tipp South

Permanent Employment

2,915

Tipp South

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

10

Tipp South

Job Losses

-155

Tipp South

Net Change in Employment

-145

Tipp South

Other Jobs

478

Waterford

No. of Companies

30

Waterford

Permanent Employment

4,526

Waterford

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

75

Waterford

Job Losses

-186

Waterford

Net Change in Employment

-111

Waterford

Other Jobs

504

County

Employment Data

2012

Westmeath

No. of Companies

18

Westmeath

Permanent Employment

2,252

Westmeath

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

252

Westmeath

Job Losses

-30

Westmeath

Net Change in Employment

222

Westmeath

Other Jobs

192

Wexford

No. of Companies

13

Wexford

Permanent Employment

2,187

Wexford

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

111

Wexford

Job Losses

-106

Wexford

Net Change in Employment

5

Wexford

Other Jobs

49

Wicklow

No. of Companies

17

Wicklow

Permanent Employment

1,936

Wicklow

Gross Gains (New Jobs)

60

Wicklow

Job Losses

-110

Wicklow

Net Change in Employment

-50

Wicklow

Other Jobs

331

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