Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 October 2013
93. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created in County Kerry and throughout the country to date; the areas in which these jobs have been created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42799/13]
View answerThe Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains in companies that are supported by the enterprise development agencies. Details of the number of jobs created in IDA and Enterprise Ireland client companies in 2011 and 2012 are set out in Tables 1 and 2 below on a county by county basis, including Co. Kerry.
2012 was a particularly good year for job creation in Agency supported companies, with IDA client companies creating 11,790 full time jobs, as per table 2 below, (In addition 932 part time jobs were also created). The IDA client base in Ireland now employs 152,785 full and part time people, a level last recorded before the global financial crisis began in 2008. Clients of Enterprise Ireland created 12,861 full time jobs, the highest net gain for Irish companies since 2006.
In addition, the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEB) supported a total of 5331 full time job gains in 2011 and 4,858 in 2012.
Table 1 - Job creation in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland (PFT=Permanent Full Time).
|
County |
Data |
2011 |
2012 |
|
Carlow |
PFT Gains |
253 |
152 |
|
Cavan |
PFT Gains |
369 |
374 |
|
Clare |
PFT Gains |
94 |
133 |
|
Cork |
PFT Gains |
1,997 |
1,663 |
|
Donegal |
PFT Gains |
301 |
180 |
|
Dublin |
PFT Gains |
3,938 |
4,097 |
|
Galway |
PFT Gains |
855 |
572 |
|
Kerry |
PFT Gains |
232 |
194 |
|
Kildare |
PFT Gains |
1,082 |
534 |
|
Kilkenny |
PFT Gains |
150 |
320 |
|
Laois |
PFT Gains |
158 |
76 |
|
Leitrim |
PFT Gains |
46 |
54 |
|
Limerick |
PFT Gains |
289 |
684 |
|
Longford |
PFT Gains |
86 |
116 |
|
Louth |
PFT Gains |
389 |
299 |
|
Mayo |
PFT Gains |
716 |
197 |
|
Meath |
PFT Gains |
362 |
615 |
|
Monaghan |
PFT Gains |
391 |
294 |
|
Offaly |
PFT Gains |
173 |
139 |
|
Roscommon |
PFT Gains |
108 |
29 |
|
Sligo |
PFT Gains |
140 |
247 |
|
Tipperary North Riding |
PFT Gains |
127 |
49 |
|
Tipperary South Riding |
PFT Gains |
123 |
81 |
|
Waterford |
PFT Gains |
909 |
692 |
|
Westmeath |
PFT Gains |
340 |
275 |
|
Wexford |
PFT Gains |
191 |
385 |
|
Wicklow |
PFT Gains |
204 |
410 |
|
Total |
|
14,023 |
12,861 |
Table 2 - Job creation in companies supported by IDA Ireland (PFT=Permanent Full Time).
|
County |
Data |
2011 |
2012 |
|
Carlow |
PFT Gains |
75 |
116 |
|
Cavan |
PFT Gains |
3 |
43 |
|
Clare |
PFT Gains |
27 |
37 |
|
Cork |
PFT Gains |
1,990 |
1,979 |
|
Donegal |
PFT Gains |
271 |
186 |
|
Dublin |
PFT Gains |
6,864 |
6,389 |
|
Galway |
PFT Gains |
1,047 |
859 |
|
Kerry |
PFT Gains |
163 |
74 |
|
Kildare |
PFT Gains |
398 |
176 |
|
Kilkenny |
PFT Gains |
33 |
180 |
|
Laois |
PFT Gains |
3 |
2 |
|
Leitrim |
PFT Gains |
7 |
1 |
|
Limerick |
PFT Gains |
233 |
400 |
|
Longford |
PFT Gains |
0 |
24 |
|
Louth |
PFT Gains |
109 |
386 |
|
Mayo |
PFT Gains |
69 |
126 |
|
Meath |
PFT Gains |
53 |
68 |
|
Monaghan |
PFT Gains |
0 |
3 |
|
Offaly |
PFT Gains |
31 |
31 |
|
Roscommon |
PFT Gains |
51 |
53 |
|
Sligo |
PFT Gains |
93 |
149 |
|
Tipperary North Riding |
PFT Gains |
22 |
0 |
|
Tipperary South Riding |
PFT Gains |
84 |
10 |
|
Waterford |
PFT Gains |
72 |
75 |
|
Westmeath |
PFT Gains |
194 |
252 |
|
Wexford |
PFT Gains |
51 |
111 |
|
Wicklow |
PFT Gains |
66 |
60 |
|
Total |
|
12,009 |
11,790 |
Table 3 - CEB Employment Statistics for 2011 and 2012
|
- |
2011 |
2012 |
|
CEB |
Full Time Gains |
Full Time Gains |
|
Carlow |
190 |
254 |
|
Cavan |
154 |
138 |
|
Clare |
56 |
200 |
|
Cork City |
41 |
52 |
|
Cork North |
57 |
59 |
|
Cork South |
164 |
179 |
|
Cork West |
77 |
83 |
|
Donegal |
310 |
131 |
|
Dublin City |
293 |
382 |
|
Dublin Dun Laoghaire / Rathdown |
159 |
337 |
|
Dublin Fingal |
98 |
240 |
|
Dublin South |
122 |
168 |
|
Galway County/City |
250 |
124 |
|
Kerry |
348 |
316 |
|
Kildare |
106 |
133 |
|
Kilkenny |
151 |
84 |
|
Laois |
136 |
69 |
|
Leitrim |
61 |
35 |
|
Limerick City |
174 |
100 |
|
Limerick County |
190 |
73 |
|
Longford |
117 |
79 |
|
Louth |
255 |
148 |
|
Mayo |
63 |
43 |
|
Meath |
358 |
175 |
|
Monaghan |
111 |
120 |
|
Offaly |
224 |
75 |
|
Roscommon |
107 |
81 |
|
Sligo |
121 |
117 |
|
Tipperary(NR) |
88 |
41 |
|
Tipperary(SR) |
77 |
53 |
|
Waterford City |
178 |
76 |
|
Waterford County |
59 |
110 |
|
Westmeath |
188 |
130 |
|
Wexford |
167 |
269 |
|
Wicklow |
81 |
184 |
|
Total |
5,331 |
4,858 |
