Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 April 2013
276. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the percentage of new jobs that were created in 2012 and in Q1 2013 by Industrial Development Agency supported companies on a county basis. [20106/13]
View answerThe Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the enterprise development agencies. Details of the number of new jobs created in IDA Ireland client companies in 2012, on a county by county basis, are set out in the attached tabular statement. As data is compiled on an annual basis, results for 2013 will not be available until year end.
While reductions in overall employment figures were recorded in 2012, including a reduction in public sector numbers, there was a net increase of almost 12,000 in private sector employment over the year. This growth was predominantly in the export-oriented sectors which are supported by the enterprise development agencies, as well as in tourism.
The client companies of the enterprise development agencies under the aegis of my department created almost 10,000 net jobs during 2012. IDA Ireland client companies created 6,570 new net jobs, the highest number of new jobs in a decade, while Enterprise Ireland client companies created over 3,338 net new jobs.
Table showing the number of new jobs created by IDA client companies in 2012 on a county by county basis.
|
County |
2012 |
|
Carlow |
116 |
|
Cavan |
43 |
|
Clare |
37 |
|
Cork |
1,979 |
|
Donegal |
186 |
|
Dublin |
6,389 |
|
Galway |
859 |
|
Kerry |
74 |
|
Kildare |
176 |
|
Kilkenny |
180 |
|
Laois |
2 |
|
Leitrim |
1 |
|
Limerick |
400 |
|
Louth |
386 |
|
Mayo |
126 |
|
Meath |
68 |
|
Monaghan |
3 |
|
Offaly |
31 |
|
Roscommon |
53 |
|
Sligo |
149 |
|
Tipp North |
0 |
|
Tipp South |
10 |
|
Waterford |
75 |
|
Westmeath |
252 |
|
Wexford |
111 |
|
Wicklow |
60 |
