Tuesday, 12 Nov 2013

Written Answers Nos. 146 - 162

Student Support Schemes Issues

Questions (146)

Ann Phelan

Question:

146. Deputy Ann Phelan asked the Minister for Education and Skills in regard to the residential qualifications for those applying to Student Universal Support Ireland, if an applicant is under 23 years of age on 1 January in the year of entry, or re-entry, to an approved course, the applicant is not considered to be living independently of their parents-guardians, even if the applicant is not living with them; if this is the case where the applicant has a spouse; if only mature students, that is those over the age of 23, who are living away from home are considered to be independent applicants and will be assessed as such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48264/13]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

For student grants purposes, a student may be assessed as an independent student if he/she has attained the age of 23 on the 1 of January of the year of first entry to an approved post leaving certificate course or an approved higher education course, or of re-entry to an approved course following a break in studies of at least three years, and is not ordinarily resident with his/her parents from the previous 1 October. Otherwise he/she would continue to be assessed on the basis of his/her parents' income.

In recognition of the fact that a student under 23 years of age can be estranged from his/her parents, it is possible under the student grant scheme, as an exceptional measure, for such a student to be assessed without reference to his/her parents/guardians income. However, compelling independent evidence of estrangement must be provided to the grant awarding authority to enable this. The type of independent evidence includes a letter from a social worker or other appropriate officer of the Health Service Executive explaining the circumstances of the estrangement. Confirmation that a student is living separately from his/her parents/guardians is not sufficient.

Where an individual applicant has had an appeal turned down, in writing, by SUSI, and remains of the view that SUSI has not interpreted the scheme correctly in his/her case, an appeal form outlining the position may be submitted by the applicant to the Student Grant Appeals Board. The relevant appeal form will be available on request from SUSI. I have no plans at present to change the eligibility arrangements in respect of students under the age of 23 who apply for a student grant.

School Enrolments

Questions (147)

Dara Murphy

Question:

147. Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a child (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who is unable to obtain a school place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48280/13]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

I wish to advise the Deputy that the policy of my Department is to secure the maximum possible level of inclusion of students with special educational needs in mainstream primary and post-primary schools, in order to ensure that as many children as possible can be educated with their peers within their own community. My Department therefore provides for a range of placement options and supports for schools which have enrolled pupils with special educational needs in order to ensure that, wherever a child is enrolled, s/he will have access to an appropriate education.

Children with special educational needs may be enrolled in a mainstream school and attend all mainstream classes and receive additional teaching support through the learning support and/or resource teacher, they may enrol in a mainstream school and attend a special class or they may enrol in a special school. The enrolment of a child to a school is a matter in the first instance for the parents of the child and the Board of Management of a school.

My Department has no role in relation to processing applications for enrolment to schools. The National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) is the statutory agency which can assist parents who are experiencing difficulty in securing a school place for their child. The NEWB will try to help parents to find a school placement if their child has been unable to secure a school placement to date. The NEWB can be contacted at National Educational Welfare Board, National Headquarters, 16-22 Green Street, Dublin 7 or by telephone at 01-8738700.

In addition, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) Special Education Needs Organisers (SENOs) can assist parents to identify appropriate educational placements for children with special educational needs. Parents may contact their local SENO directly to discuss their child's special educational needs and to seek assistance in identifying placement options, using the contact details available on www.ncse.ie.

The NCSE also recently published a Guide for Parents and Guardians of Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs on Choosing a Schools. This guide is also available at www.ncse.ie. Finally, where a parent seeks to enrol their child in a school and that school refuses to enrol a pupil, the school is obliged to inform parents of their right under Section 29 of the Education Act 1998 to appeal that decision to the Secretary General of my Department. Only where an appeal under Section 29 is upheld, may the Secretary General of my Department direct a school to enrol a pupil.

Student Support Schemes Issues

Questions (148)

Jonathan O'Brien

Question:

148. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision of Student Universal Support Ireland which has refused to pay the contribution fee in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was enrolled in a social work degree in USI, having previously moved back to his parents' house due to ill-health; if he feels that it is sufficient that grown adults are refused education funding based on their parents' incomes when they are not guaranteed that their parents will fund a course; the options open to students in those circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48312/13]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

Officials in my Department have confirmed that the student referred to by the Deputy has appealed the decision of the awarding authority to the independent Student Grants Appeals Board. The appeal was received by the Board on 31st October 2013 and will be heard within the timeframe set out in the Student Support Act 2011. The student will be notified directly of the outcome of the appeal.

International Agreements

Questions (149)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Question:

149. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48318/13]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

A cost benefit analysis has not been undertaken by my Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty.

Apprenticeship Programmes

Questions (150)

Willie Penrose

Question:

150. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the report and recommendations of the review group which is currently examining the apprenticeship scheme will be available; the steps he will take to establish a credible apprenticeship system which would facilitate young persons to achieve qualifications in various trades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48338/13]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills

In order to provide a modern and flexible Irish Apprenticeship System, reflective of the relevant skills requirements of industry and potential apprentices, my Department is currently in the process of carrying out a comprehensive review of the Apprenticeship System. The independent Apprenticeship Review Group has recently met with relevant stakeholders who provided submissions to the Review Group on how best to improve the current apprentice system in order to discuss their individual submissions further. It is expected that the Review Group will produce recommendations to my Department by the end of the year.

Health Services Staff Training

Questions (151)

Dara Murphy

Question:

151. Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish a short term health care assistant traineeship course via SOLAS as offered by other institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48361/13]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills

I understand that SOLAS already has an established, validated programme at Level 5 on the NFQ titled Healthcare Support, which was previously titled Healthcare Assistant Traineeship. This programme is consistent with other Healthcare Assistant programmes, as they are all validated against QQI-FETAC award requirements and learning outcomes. The delivery of this programme along with other training programmes will be considered as part of the SOLAS planning process for 2014.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest

Questions (152)

Michael Healy-Rae

Question:

152. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends to use FEMPI as a negotiating tool for all future contracts in view of the fact that it was introduced during an emergency; his views on whether the emergency is not over pending final exit from the bailout programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47778/13]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

Under Section 12 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013, as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I am required to review the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009 to 2013 annually. The review determines their operation, effectiveness and impact, having regard to the overall economic conditions of the State and national competitiveness. The review also considers whether or not any of the provisions of the Acts continue to be necessary having regard to the revenues of the State and commitments in respect of public service pay and pensions. The outcome of the review is laid before each House of the Oireachtas. The next review is required in June 2014.

Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure

Questions (153, 154)

Clare Daly

Question:

153. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to protect subcontractors whose companies are jeopardised by the main contractor failing to pay their invoices in a timely manner, undermining the viability of these companies and threatening the jobs in them. [47805/13]

Clare Daly

Question:

154. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to protect subcontractors in cases of large State contracts where the main contractor is fully paid, but leaves subcontractors unpaid jeopardising these smaller companies and their employees. [47804/13]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together.

Under a public contract the contractual relationship is between the public body and the main contractor. A public body has no contractual ties with a subcontractor engaged by a main contractor. Any contractual relationship is exclusively a matter between the main contractor and its sub-contractor.

The general issue of policy relating to payments between businesses is a matter for my colleague Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. The rules governing prompt payment have been transposed into Irish law by the European Communities (Late Payment in Commercial Transactions) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 580 of 2012). This legislation acts as a deterrent to late payment by establishing a clear expectation in law that payment will be made according to agreed terms. It lays down specific deadlines for the payment of invoices and establishes a right to compensation in the event of late payment in all commercial transactions, whether they relate to public or private transactions.

The enforcement of contractual rights, including any rights and obligations provided for by the Regulations, is a matter for individual suppliers. If the purchaser refuses to pay prompt/late payment interest and compensation to the supplier, then the supplier can seek their own legal advice on the matter. The supplier can also decide not to pursue prompt/late payment and compensation from a purchaser if he/she so wishes but is legally entitled to claim where such payment would apply. I am informed by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation that the Regulations do not provide for any enforcement role for that Department in respect of these matters.

I would add that I am keenly aware of the difficulties being experienced by sub-contractors in this current economic climate. In this regard, my colleague, Minister of State Brian Hayes TD worked with Senator Fergal Quinn earlier this year on the development of the Construction Contracts Bill which was enacted on 29 July 2013 (Construction Contracts Act No 34. 2013).

The Act seeks to address the issue of non-payment to construction contractors who have completed work on construction contracts by setting minimum standards for the payment provisions in construction contracts (whether the contracts are written or otherwise). In addition, if a payment dispute arises, then the Act also provides for a swift and cost effective adjudication process. This will provide a route for sub-contractors to achieve redress in the event that non-payment occurs.

The Construction Contracts Act (relating to construction Contractors and sub-contractors) operates outside the Prompt Payment Legislation, in that the Construction Contracts Act provides further protections on prompt payment, but, the Prompt Payment legislation does apply to contractors and sub-contractors also.

The Action Plan for Jobs 2013 contains commitments in respect of a Code of Conduct on Prompt Payments to improve cash flow for business and to take steps to enhance awareness of the need for prompt payments by all elements of business. This Code which is currently being finalised by the various business representative bodies with the support of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, is aimed at improving cash flow between businesses and also helping address the culture of late payments in Ireland.

In addition my colleague, John Perry, T.D, Minister for Small Business recently announced a national Late Payment Information Campaign, which will start on the 9th December in Dublin before being rolled out to other parts of the country early in the New Year.

Flood Prevention Measures

Questions (155)

Colm Keaveney

Question:

155. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform following works carried out by the Office of Public Works to a bridge near a person's land (details supplied) in County Galway, his plans to rectify the drainage issues causing flooding to this person's property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47920/13]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Following an inspection of the site earlier this year, drainage maintenance staff from the Office of Public Works have recently unblocked the culvert at this location. Maintenance of the channel was carried out in 2012, and the next scheduled maintenance is in 2016.

The works carried out by the OPW on the bridge at this location have not caused or contributed to the drainage problem. The levels of water in this channel flow to a swallow hole, which in turn flows underground. When the underground flow path fills to capacity there is nowhere for the water to go. The swallow hole determines the water levels in the channel. I understand that there is no readily available solution to improve the drainage of these lands and, therefore, the OPW will not be carrying out any further works at this location, apart from maintenance.

Departmental Expenditure

Questions (156, 157, 158)

Lucinda Creighton

Question:

156. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form, for each year since his Department was formally established, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department to companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48083/13]

Lucinda Creighton

Question:

157. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form, for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department for non-audit services to companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48114/13]

Lucinda Creighton

Question:

158. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will detail in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department to companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48135/13]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 to 158, inclusive, together.

In response to the Deputy’s questions I can confirm that, since the formation of my Department in July 2011, no payments were made to any of the companies you inquired about with the exception of the following:

Company Name	Year	Amount
Deloitte	2013	€209,541.38
-	2012	€87,330.00
-	2011	€65,914.75
Grant Thornton	2013	€24,206.40
-	2012	€31,586.40

Departmental Expenditure

Questions (159)

Lucinda Creighton

Question:

159. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form, for each year since the Department was formally established, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department to senior counsel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48147/13]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

The following table sets out the amounts paid to senior counsels by my Department since it was formally established.

2011	2012	2013	Total
0	71,678.25	81,508.41	153,186.66

Public Procurement Regulations

Questions (160)

Michelle Mulherin

Question:

160. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the procedure to be followed by a public body to obtain a derogation from public procurement rules in order to include a social clause to favour long term unemployed and apprenticeship and training as part of the enforceable contract performance conditions in services and works contracts which it awards to third parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48219/13]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

The Deputy may be aware that a provisional agreement on the Public Procurement Package (Classical Directive, Utilities Directive and Concessions Directive) was reached under the Irish Presidency of the European Council. The inclusion of social considerations in public procurement procedures, specifically at the contract award stage, is an issue that is being addressed in the reform of the procurement directives. In this regard, the revised directive, when implemented, should provide greater scope and legal clarity in relation to the use of social criteria at contract award stage.

Notwithstanding the publication of the revised procurement directives, the use of a social clause requiring a building contractor to recruit a certain percentage of those employed on a public works construction site from the ranks of the long term unemployed is being piloted on a limited number of schools projects under the Devolved Schools Programme being procured by the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills. Tenders are currently being evaluated on the first bundle of schools being procured under this Programme. Once the first contract is awarded, the monitoring phase of the pilot programme can commence to ensure that the mechanisms included in the revisions to the contract are measuring and monitoring the targeted benefits during the execution of the contract.

Where clauses are included in a contract requiring the successful tenderer to employ a certain number of workers as part of the performance of a contract, this must be monitored both to establish the success of the initiative but also because such a measure comes at a cost to the contractor. Were it to be ignored post-award then unsuccessful tenderers could legitimately challenge the award of the contract on the basis that their tender included the actual cost of complying with the requirement of the contract which was not reflected in the performance of the contract.

Once this phase is completed the contract amendments necessary to meet these requirements will be included in the €1.5 billion, PPP element of the €2.25 billion Stimulus Programme that I announced in July 2012. However it is not intended to include the amendments incorporating these social clauses in the public works contracts generally since there is a substantial risk that doing so would cause considerable displacement of those already in employment. The Stimulus Programme represents an additional Government spending commitment on top of the €17 billion funding contained in the ‘Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012 – 2016’ published in November 2011. Those projects funded under the Stimulus Programme that are not PPP projects may apply the amended forms of contract, provided they are of an appropriate scale, but must first seek the sanction of the Government Contracts Committee for Construction to depart from the standard form of public works contract.

International Agreements

Questions (161)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Question:

161. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48325/13]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

In response to the Deputy’s question I am not aware of any administrative burdens that would necessitate a cost benefit analysis to be undertaken by my Department resulting from the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty.

Jobs Data

Questions (162)

Brendan Griffin

Question:

162. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a breakdown by county in tabular form of the jobs created, jobs lost and net jobs created here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47719/13]

Written answers

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

The following Tables set out the number of jobs created, jobs lost, net jobs created, in each county, in respect of client companies of: Enterprise Ireland; County Enterprise Boards and IDA Ireland over the past seven years, i.e. in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 including a breakdown of full time and part time jobs.

Appendix 1 sets out the statistical figures for Enterprise Ireland. The Forfas Annual Employment Survey 2012 is the active time series and is the source for the attached data. The sample of companies changes year on year. As companies enter the population or have transferred agency, companies have the opportunity to revisit the employment numbers for the previous year when they are filling out the survey.

Appendix 2 sets out the statistical figures for the County Enterprise Boards (CEBs) (Tables 1-4). It should be noted that prior to 2010, CEBs could only report on the number of jobs existing in CEB-supported companies. In 2010, the CEBs’ data recording system was changed thereby enabling them to produce figures for jobs existing, job gains and job losses for the years from 2010 onwards.

Appendix 3 sets out the statistical figures for IDA Ireland.

Appendix 1 - List of Full and Part Time Jobs in Enterprise Ireland supported Companies

Appendix 3 - IDA Ireland Employment Statistics

County	Employment Data	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Cavan	Total New Jobs Created	15	21	-17	12	80	-3	0
Cavan	Job Losses	-63	-2	-26	-56	-50	-22	-39
Cavan	Total Net Change in Employment	-48	19	-43	-44	30	-25	-39
Louth	Total New Jobs Created	213	-7	79	-33	89	225	390
Louth	Job Losses	-287	-172	-212	-245	-337	-58	-45
Louth	Total Net Change in Employment	-74	-179	-133	-278	-248	167	345
Monaghan	Total New Jobs Created	61	-34	-19	6	42	19	6
Monaghan	Job Losses	-3	-16	-14	-17	-14	-82	-10
Monaghan	Total Net Change in Employment	58	-50	-33	-11	28	-63	-4
Donegal	Total New Jobs Created	-63	189	41	81	245	274	140
Donegal	Job Losses	-644	-116	-48	-28	-216	-22	-18
Donegal	Total Net Change in Employment	-707	73	-7	53	29	252	122
Leitrim	Total New Jobs Created	-4	-56	130	-33	77	26	-37
Leitrim	Job Losses	-117	-50	-43	-30	-81	-199	-152
Leitrim	Total Net Change in Employment	-121	-106	87	-63	-4	-173	-189
Sligo	Total New Jobs Created	238	44	83	73	71	177	86
Sligo	Job Losses	-149	-255	-64	-137	-244	-51	-138
Sligo	Total Net Change in Employment	89	-211	19	-64	-173	126	-52
Laois	Total New Jobs Created	20	-7	-3	19	14	2	-1
Laois	Job Losses	-46	-43	-20	-11	-1	-27	-23
Laois	Total Net Change in Employment	-26	-50	-23	8	13	-25	-24
Longford	Total New Jobs Created	173	-9	27	9	23	-11	31
Longford	Job Losses	-20	-79	-88	-74	-127	-50	0
Longford	Total Net Change in Employment	153	-88	-61	-65	-104	-61	31
Offaly	Total New Jobs Created	106	-17	112	-42	-37	53	55
Offaly	Job Losses	-76	-91	-48	-127	-284	-78	-1
Offaly	Total Net Change in Employment	30	-108	64	-169	-321	-25	54
Roscommon	Total New Jobs Created	31	17	40	32	-31	84	64
Roscommon	Job Losses	-14	-30	0	-91	-63	-12	0
Roscommon	Total Net Change in Employment	17	-13	40	-59	-94	72	64
Westmeath	Total New Jobs Created	226	369	175	77	221	147	318
Westmeath	Job Losses	-278	-245	-222	-480	-40	-56	-30
Westmeath	Total Net Change in Employment	-52	124	-47	-403	181	91	288
Galway	Total New Jobs Created	903	486	-247	89	868	1,898	993
Galway	Job Losses	-563	-619	-764	-1,047	-510	-169	-297
Galway	Total Net Change in Employment	340	-133	-1,011	-958	358	1,729	702
Mayo	Total New Jobs Created	202	204	112	54	71	149	162
Mayo	Job Losses	-102	-83	-126	-159	-19	-87	-58
Mayo	Total Net Change in Employment	100	121	-14	-105	52	62	20
Clare	Total New Jobs Created	1	28	174	43	23	70	66
Clare	Job Losses	-52	-35	-16	-93	-21	-40	-28
Clare	Total Net Change in Employment	-51	-7	158	-50	2	30	29
Limerick	Total New Jobs Created	-625	-90	-1,599	-492	-22	242	592
Limerick	Job Losses	-256	-452	-694	-2,519	-428	-133	-99
Limerick	Total Net Change in Employment	705	54	-1,717	-2,667	-124	109	502
Tipperary North	Total New Jobs Created	21	5	0	-137	17	23	-1
Tipperary North	Job Losses	-48	-100	-46	-188	-99	-3	-6
Tipperary North	Total Net Change in Employment	-27	-95	-46	-325	-82	20	-7
Cork	Total New Jobs Created	2,623	1,824	1,667	850	2,460	1,791	2,208
Cork	Job Losses	-1,161	-1,695	-1,488	-2,364	-967	-870	-991
Cork	Total Net Change in Employment	1,462	129	179	-1,514	1,493	921	1,217
Kerry	Total New Jobs Created	84	129	73	24	69	166	114
Kerry	Job Losses	-161	-47	-108	-416	-144	-182	-8
Kerry	Total Net Change in Employment	-77	82	-35	-392	-75	-16	106
Carlow	Total New Jobs Created	-6	-31	39	54	65	197	132
Carlow	Job Losses	-110	-262	-28	-75	-202	0	-1
Carlow	Total Net Change in Employment	-116	-293	11	-21	-137	197	131
Kilkenny	Total New Jobs Created	30	98	7	-7	77	-8	133
Kilkenny	Job Losses	-20	-53	-9	-112	-2	-5	0
Kilkenny	Total Net Change in Employment	10	45	-2	-119	75	-13	133
Tipperary South	Total New Jobs Created	152	834	278	205	75	3	153
Tipperary South	Job Losses	-130	-15	-26	-93	-177	-279	-155
Tipperary South	Total Net Change in Employment	22	819	252	112	-102	-276	-2
Waterford	Total New Jobs Created	-110	394	260	100	230	-152	20
Waterford	Job Losses	-350	-183	-483	-569	-439	-764	-186
Waterford	Total Net Change in Employment	-460	211	-223	-469	-209	-916	-166
Wexford	Total New Jobs Created	41	57	92	-30	197	18	52
Wexford	Job Losses	-50	-59	-73	-89	-67	-47	-106
Wexford	Total Net Change in Employment	-9	-2	19	-119	130	-29	-54
Dublin	Total New Jobs Created	4,995	4,148	4,445	2,250	4,397	7,160	6,763
Dublin	Job Losses	-2,332	-4,076	-4,248	-6,920	-4,428	-3,066	-3,059
Dublin	Total Net Change in Employment	2,663	72	197	-4,670	-31	4,094	3,704
Kildare	Total New Jobs Created	539	-148	17	-85	1,509	385	115
Kildare	Job Losses	-474	-723	-626	-1,513	-418	-377	-489
Kildare	Total Net Change in Employment	65	-871	-609	-1,598	1,091	8	-374
Meath	Total New Jobs Created	116	143	108	63	63	84	36
Meath	Job Losses	-399	-43	-307	-188	-83	-28	-103
Meath	Total Net Change in Employment	-283	100	-199	-125	-20	56	-67
Wicklow	Total New Jobs Created	292	148	69	42	5	65	137
Wicklow	Job Losses	-293	-87	-327	-270	-174	-243	-110
Wicklow	Total Net Change in Employment	-1	61	-258	-228	-169	-178	27

Appendix 1 – List of Full and Part Time Jobs in Enterprise Ireland supported Companies

County	Data	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Carlow	Full Time Jobs	2,582	2,506	2,423	1,965	1,952	2,106	2,137
Carlow	Full Time Gains	267	194	223	40	225	253	152
Carlow	Full Time Losses	-147	-270	-306	-498	-238	-99	-121
Carlow	Full Time Change	120	-76	-83	-458	-13	154	31
Carlow	Contract/Part Time Jobs	152	189	164	158	200	204	190
Cavan	Full Time Jobs	4,570	4,682	4,645	3,995	3,925	4,021	4,151
Cavan	Full Time Gains	446	265	335	89	196	369	374
Cavan	Full Time Losses	-711	-153	-372	-739	-266	-273	-244
Cavan	Full Time Change	-265	112	-37	-650	-70	96	130
Cavan	Contract/Part Time Jobs	159	179	165	223	315	366	396
Clare	Full Time Jobs	1,808	1,907	1,812	1,547	1,618	1,552	1,580
Clare	Full Time Gains	211	214	86	50	202	94	133
Clare	Full Time Losses	-123	-115	-181	-315	-131	-160	-105
Clare	Full Time Change	88	99	-95	-265	71	-66	28
Clare	Contract/Part Time Jobs	116	183	175	200	227	270	194
Cork	Full Time Jobs	19,934	19,528	19,408	17,287	16,411	17,784	18,629
Cork	Full Time Gains	1,680	1,722	1,320	1,143	1,160	1,997	1,663
Cork	Full Time Losses	-2,403	-2,128	-1,440	-3,264	-2,036	-624	-818
Cork	Full Time Change	-723	-406	-120	-2,121	-876	1,373	845
Cork	Contract/Part Time Jobs	2,069	1,880	1,959	1,999	1,950	2,144	2,199
Donegal	Full Time Jobs	3,329	3,535	3,342	2,767	2,662	2,784	2,655
Donegal	Full Time Gains	485	486	270	164	218	301	180
Donegal	Full Time Losses	-296	-280	-463	-739	-323	-179	-309
Donegal	Full Time Change	189	206	-193	-575	-105	122	-129
Donegal	Contract/Part Time Jobs	551	569	574	659	665	722	706
Dublin	Full Time Jobs	54,105	56,328	54,961	50,318	48,859	49,477	50,159
Dublin	Full Time Gains	7,457	6,423	4,704	3,864	4,535	3,938	4,097
Dublin	Full Time Losses	-3,786	-4,200	-6,071	-8,507	-5,994	-3,320	-3,415
Dublin	Full Time Change	3,671	2,223	-1,367	-4,643	-1,459	618	682
Dublin	Contract/Part Time Jobs	7,058	7,296	7,373	8,167	9,588	11,854	11,612
Galway	Full Time Jobs	6,174	6,393	6,107	5,470	5,494	5,901	6,063
Galway	Full Time Gains	835	818	532	386	617	855	572
Galway	Full Time Losses	-609	-599	-818	-1,023	-593	-448	-410
Galway	Full Time Change	226	219	-286	-637	24	407	162
Galway	Contract/Part Time Jobs	459	538	666	650	653	908	1,119
Kerry	Full Time Jobs	3,599	3,536	3,415	3,156	3,092	3,230	3,318
Kerry	Full Time Gains	217	255	260	172	142	232	194
Kerry	Full Time Losses	-343	-318	-381	-431	-206	-94	-106
Kerry	Full Time Change	-126	-63	-121	-259	-64	138	88
Kerry	Contract/Part Time Jobs	414	336	470	445	514	503	478
Kildare	Full Time Jobs	5,279	5,068	4,736	4,698	4,450	5,160	5,450
Kildare	Full Time Gains	342	388	351	476	295	1,082	534
Kildare	Full Time Losses	-278	-599	-683	-514	-543	-372	-244
Kildare	Full Time Change	64	-211	-332	-38	-248	710	290
Kildare	Contract/Part Time Jobs	417	426	410	351	546	655	632
Kilkenny	Full Time Jobs	3,704	3,932	3,722	3,071	2,920	2,869	3,089
Kilkenny	Full Time Gains	261	346	176	74	140	150	320
Kilkenny	Full Time Losses	-232	-118	-386	-725	-291	-201	-100
Kilkenny	Full Time Change	29	228	-210	-651	-151	-51	220
Kilkenny	Contract/Part Time Jobs	526	492	448	492	581	570	580
Laois	Full Time Jobs	1,429	1,466	1,390	1,106	1,059	991	929
Laois	Full Time Gains	189	124	93	23	76	158	76
Laois	Full Time Losses	-32	-87	-169	-307	-123	-226	-138
Laois	Full Time Change	157	37	-76	-284	-47	-68	-62
Laois	Contract/Part Time Jobs	93	74	62	101	96	107	182
Leitrim	Full Time Jobs	802	767	726	575	537	536	574
Leitrim	Full Time Gains	65	39	44	11	31	46	54
Leitrim	Full Time Losses	-73	-74	-85	-162	-69	-47	-16
Leitrim	Full Time Change	-8	-35	-41	-151	-38	-1	38
Leitrim	Contract/Part Time Jobs	136	54	51	59	71	71	62
Limerick	Full Time Jobs	7,925	7,888	7,311	6,337	6,113	6,048	6,279
Limerick	Full Time Gains	2,165	810	498	344	418	289	684
Limerick	Full Time Losses	-640	-847	-1,075	-1,318	-642	-354	-453
Limerick	Full Time Change	1,525	-37	-577	-974	-224	-65	231
Limerick	Contract/Part Time Jobs	609	533	580	678	723	693	745
Longford	Full Time Jobs	1,821	1,884	1,864	1,693	1,575	1,529	1,557
Longford	Full Time Gains	164	136	141	120	74	86	116
Longford	Full Time Losses	-323	-73	-161	-291	-192	-132	-88
Longford	Full Time Change	-159	63	-20	-171	-118	-46	28
Longford	Contract/Part Time Jobs	67	76	73	124	132	121	120
Louth	Full Time Jobs	5,100	5,409	5,257	4,523	4,247	4,225	4,328
Louth	Full Time Gains	557	672	472	205	255	389	299
Louth	Full Time Losses	-215	-363	-624	-939	-531	-411	-196
Louth	Full Time Change	342	309	-152	-734	-276	-22	103
Louth	Contract/Part Time Jobs	591	462	489	563	662	741	681
Mayo	Full Time Jobs	3,412	3,440	3,297	3,106	2,942	3,127	3,054
Mayo	Full Time Gains	317	426	289	203	144	716	197
Mayo	Full Time Losses	-123	-398	-432	-394	-308	-531	-270
Mayo	Full Time Change	194	28	-143	-191	-164	185	-73
Mayo	Contract/Part Time Jobs	195	194	262	327	338	343	362
Meath	Full Time Jobs	5,330	5,007	4,740	4,294	4,288	4,450	4,771
Meath	Full Time Gains	1,078	686	325	350	301	362	615
Meath	Full Time Losses	-272	-1,009	-592	-796	-307	-200	-294
Meath	Full Time Change	806	-323	-267	-446	-6	162	321
Meath	Contract/Part Time Jobs	550	406	485	558	681	772	597
Monaghan	Full Time Jobs	4,812	4,793	4,093	3,236	3,195	3,311	3,463
Monaghan	Full Time Gains	529	322	341	74	252	391	294
Monaghan	Full Time Losses	-265	-341	-1,041	-931	-293	-275	-142
Monaghan	Full Time Change	264	-19	-700	-857	-41	116	152
Monaghan	Contract/Part Time Jobs	220	241	228	241	309	361	408
Offaly	Full Time Jobs	3,050	3,050	3,353	2,749	2,730	2,731	2,699
Offaly	Full Time Gains	440	304	689	100	266	173	139
Offaly	Full Time Losses	-121	-304	-386	-704	-285	-172	-171
Offaly	Full Time Change	319	0	303	-604	-19	1	-32
Offaly	Contract/Part Time Jobs	147	171	174	224	165	199	193
Roscommon	Full Time Jobs	1,931	1,998	1,646	1,323	1,191	1,165	1,119
Roscommon	Full Time Gains	112	220	39	37	46	108	29
Roscommon	Full Time Losses	-251	-153	-391	-360	-178	-134	-75
Roscommon	Full Time Change	-139	67	-352	-323	-132	-26	-46
Roscommon	Contract/Part Time Jobs	121	79	66	97	140	125	106
Sligo	Full Time Jobs	1,626	1,622	1,560	1,271	1,281	1,332	1,508
Sligo	Full Time Gains	139	107	87	74	131	140	247
Sligo	Full Time Losses	-122	-111	-149	-363	-121	-89	-71
Sligo	Full Time Change	17	-4	-62	-289	10	51	176
Sligo	Contract/Part Time Jobs	126	153	186	286	198	191	130
Tipperary North Riding	Full Time Jobs	2,905	3,089	2,522	2,166	2,221	2,293	2,162
Tipperary North Riding	Full Time Gains	203	297	91	23	161	127	49
Tipperary North Riding	Full Time Losses	-163	-113	-658	-379	-106	-55	-180
Tipperary North Riding	Full Time Change	40	184	-567	-356	55	72	-131
Tipperary North Riding	Contract/Part Time Jobs	74	70	141	212	287	273	317
Tipperary South Riding	Full Time Jobs	3,032	3,444	3,373	2,837	2,641	2,187	2,151
Tipperary South Riding	Full Time Gains	167	520	321	56	80	123	81
Tipperary South Riding	Full Time Losses	-230	-108	-392	-592	-276	-577	-117
Tipperary South Riding	Full Time Change	-63	412	-71	-536	-196	-454	-36
Tipperary South Riding	Contract/Part Time Jobs	311	359	332	275	333	359	383
Waterford	Full Time Jobs	5,214	5,503	5,093	3,914	3,919	4,217	4,063
Waterford	Full Time Gains	419	804	492	317	431	909	692
Waterford	Full Time Losses	-199	-515	-902	-1,496	-426	-611	-846
Waterford	Full Time Change	220	289	-410	-1,179	5	298	-154
Waterford	Contract/Part Time Jobs	430	607	500	478	558	455	414
Westmeath	Full Time Jobs	2,895	2,943	2,948	2,242	2,151	2,181	2,352
Westmeath	Full Time Gains	394	238	379	92	154	340	275
Westmeath	Full Time Losses	-140	-190	-374	-798	-245	-310	-104
Westmeath	Full Time Change	254	48	5	-706	-91	30	171
Westmeath	Contract/Part Time Jobs	234	224	174	285	242	231	240
Wexford	Full Time Jobs	4,342	4,330	4,250	4,010	3,942	3,793	3,881
Wexford	Full Time Gains	588	311	368	310	222	191	385
Wexford	Full Time Losses	-230	-323	-448	-550	-290	-340	-297
Wexford	Full Time Change	358	-12	-80	-240	-68	-149	88
Wexford	Contract/Part Time Jobs	337	390	442	495	518	481	521
Wicklow	Full Time Jobs	4,459	4,326	3,928	3,263	3,137	3,122	3,339
Wicklow	Full Time Gains	165	285	265	91	215	204	410
Wicklow	Full Time Losses	-270	-418	-663	-756	-341	-219	-193
Wicklow	Full Time Change	-105	-133	-398	-665	-126	-15	217
Wicklow	Contract/Part Time Jobs	376	475	620	540	564	518	424
Total	Full Time Jobs	165,169	168,374	161,922	142,919	138,552	142,122	145,460
Total	Full Time Gains	19,892	17,412	13,191	8,888	10,987	14,023	12,861
Total	Full Time Losses	-12,597	-14,207	-19,643	-27,891	-15,354	-10,453	-9,523
Total	Contract/Part Time Jobs	16,538	16,656	17,269	18,887	21,256	24,237	23,991

Appendix 2

Table 1: County Enterprise Boards Employment Statistics 2012

CEB	Full Time Employees	Part Time Employees	Full Time Gains	Full Time Losses	Net Full Time Gains/ Losses
Carlow	1258	415	254	-94	160
Cavan	1071	436	138	-131	7
Clare	1255	599	200	-120	80
Cork City	796	114	52	-52	0
Cork North	400	77	59	-30	29
Cork South	1089	256	179	-108	71
Cork West	638	350	83	-77	6
Donegal	1578	856	131	-311	-180
Dublin City	2067	552	382	-364	18
Dublin Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown	1802	839	337	-64	273
Dublin Fingal	1237	491	240	-205	35
Dublin South	1076	441	168	-113	55
Galway County/City	1556	169	124	-165	-41
Kerry	1236	749	316	-369	-53
Kildare	800	313	133	-160	-27
Kilkenny	775	204	84	-155	-71
Laois	652	344	69	-99	-30
Leitrim	340	183	35	-45	-10
Limerick City	654	270	100	-151	-51
Limerick County	1058	192	73	-81	-8
Longford	831	265	79	-100	-21
Louth	866	441	148	-177	-29
Mayo	1000	329	43	-50	-7
Meath	1107	341	175	-94	81
Monaghan	902	386	120	-155	-35
Offaly	742	294	75	-90	-15
Roscommon	612	258	81	-106	-25
Sligo	813	475	117	-87	30
Tipperary(NR)	365	160	41	-125	-84
Tipperary(SR)	706	325	53	-17	36
Waterford City	665	265	76	-106	-30
Waterford County	590	204	110	-105	5
WestMeath	1022	379	130	-218	-88
Wexford	1193	445	269	-163	106
Wicklow	678	653	184	-115	69
Grand Total	33430	13070	4858	-4602	256

Table 2: County Enterprise Boards Employment Statistics 2011

CEB	Full Time Employees	Part Time Employees	Full Time Gains	Full Time Losses	Net Full Time Gains/ Losses
Carlow	1098	324	190	-138	52
Cavan	1062	392	154	-124	30
Clare	1175	668	56	-33	23
Cork City	796	109	41	-108	-67
Cork North	371	77	57	-105	-48
Cork South	1018	214	164	-139	25
Cork West	632	364	77	-94	-17
Donegal	1758	700	310	-316	-6
Dublin City	2062	478	293	-186	107
Dublin Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown	1063	414	159	-117	42
Dublin Fingal	1202	512	98	-84	14
Dublin South	1006	389	122	-82	40
Galway County/City	1597	136	250	-711	-461
Kerry	1289	918	348	-368	-20
Kildare	830	345	106	-208	-102
Kilkenny	846	255	151	-147	4
Laois	682	319	136	-160	-24
Leitrim	336	184	61	-117	-56
Limerick City	743	253	174	-140	34
Limerick County	1033	205	190	-135	55
Longford	852	248	117	-130	-13
Louth	895	447	255	-241	14
Mayo	1007	328	63	-163	-100
Meath	1026	254	358	-163	195
Monaghan	937	363	111	-121	-10
Offaly	760	327	224	-95	129
Roscommon	654	278	107	-94	13
Sligo	783	444	121	-101	20
Tipperary(NR)	449	147	88	-48	40
Tipperary(SR)	667	321	77	-251	-174
Waterford City	590	226	178	-186	-8
Waterford County	589	174	59	-80	-21
WestMeath	1111	418	188	-211	-23
Wexford	1088	478	167	-255	-88
Wicklow	607	591	81	-250	-169
Grand Total	32614	12300	5331	-5901	-570

Table 3: County Enterprise Boards Employment Statistics 2010

CEB	Full Time Employees	Part Time Employees	Full Time Jobs Gains	Full Time Jobs Losses	Net Full Time Gains/ Losses
Carlow	1046	397	160	-56	104
Cavan	1063	414	205	-185	20
Clare	1150	637	69	-62	7
Cork City	856	100	63	-133	-70
Cork North	419	84	24	-128	-104
Cork South	993	193	102	-83	19
Cork West	649	306	65	-49	16
Donegal	1676	610	188	-232	-44
Dublin City	1975	510	468	-780	-312
Dublin Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown	1021	518	318	-158	160
Dublin Fingal	1186	369	110	-157	-47
Dublin South	966	379	136	-84	52
Galway County/City	2056	150	149	-311	-162
Kerry	1301	824	287	-224	63
Kildare	932	298	169	-130	39
Kilkenny	842	207	72	-69	3
Laois	654	199	80	-165	-85
Leitrim	392	150	42	-44	-2
Limerick City	699	253	105	-122	-17
Limerick County	976	141	75	-47	28
Longford	863	247	111	-135	-24
Louth	894	375	87	-50	37
Mayo	1137	423	212	-157	55
Meath	766	234	80	-228	-148
Monaghan	946	333	106	-55	51
Offaly	630	318	56	-84	-28
Roscommon	634	279	43	-135	-92
Sligo	767	346	125	-91	34
Tipperary(NR)	409	165	66	-161	-95
Tipperary(SR)	854	381	96	-11	85
Waterford City	569	205	82	-128	-46
Waterford County	612	156	96	-116	-20
WestMeath	1126	320	166	-144	22
Wexford	1174	432	151	-150	1
Wicklow	761	529	146	-94	52
Grand Total	32994	11482	4510	-4958	-448

Table 4: County Enterprise Boards Employment Statistics 2006 - 2009

Number of jobs existing in CEB supported companies	2006	2007	2008	2009
Carlow	887.50	920.00	924.00	843.0
Cavan	941.50	1,067.00	1,075.50	947.0
Clare	1,440.50	1,555.00	1,496.50	1,417.5
Cork City	685.00	916.00	892.00	770.5
Cork North	394.00	461.50	462.00	387.0
Cork South	902.50	996.50	942.50	916.0
Cork West	682.50	689.50	643.50	571.0
Donegal	1,384.50	1,629.50	1,816.50	1,688.0
Dublin City	1,514.50	1,548.00	1,811.00	1,873.0
Fingal	866.00	991.50	1,061.00	1,050.0
South Dublin	966.00	990.50	954.00	855.5
DunLaoghaire/Rathdown	605.00	776.50	851.00	807.0
Galway City & Co.	1,493.00	1,716.00	1,688.00	1,743.0
Kerry	922.00	981.00	1,089.00	1,170.50
Kildare	857.00	1,004.50	975.00	897.5
Kilkenny	865.50	784.50	782.50	664.0
Laois	950.00	953.00	848.50	656.0
Leitrim	430.50	396.00	368.50	300.5
Limerick City	840.50	946.00	682.50	590.5
Limerick Co.	946.00	922.50	890.00	842.0
Longford	733.50	788.50	787.00	745.0
Louth	1,293.00	1,198.00	1,212.50	973.5
Mayo	1,249.00	1,295.00	1,314.50	1,223.0
Meath	1,062.50	1,064.50	1,026.00	908.0
Monaghan	993.50	1,061.50	912.00	873.5
Offaly	833.00	930.50	792.00	593.5
Roscommon	836.00	895.00	853.50	620.0
Sligo	713.50	756.50	788.00	735.0
Tipperary NR	549.50	574.50	519.50	413.0
Tipperary SR	687.50	809.50	783.50	655.5
Waterford City	866.50	832.00	809.50	662.0
Waterford Co	636.00	665.50	587.50	547.0
Westmeath	1,139.00	1,220.00	1,131.00	1,004.5
Wexford	1,318.00	1,405.50	1,252.00	1,076.0
Wicklow	794.50	804.00	789.00	707.5
Totals	32,279.00	34,545.50	33,811.00	30,726.50