Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014
327. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs in Industrial Development Agency direct foreign investment firms at the end of December 2013 in the south west region; the number of jobs per county in the south west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1569/14]
View answerThe Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on the numbers of jobs gained and lost in the enterprise development agencies’ client companies and shows that in 2013, there were 161,112 people employed in IDA Ireland client companies, the highest figure in IDA Ireland’s history.
In IDA Ireland’s South West Region, which consists of counties Cork and Kerry, there were a total of 28,922 people employed in IDA Ireland client companies,- 27,354 in Cork and 1,683 in Kerry.
In the South west Region, IDA focuses its attention on the Gateway city of Cork and the Hub locations of Mallow, Tralee and Killarney.
During 2013 there have been a number of IDA Ireland sponsored investment announcements in the Region. MYMIC Global announced that 22 jobs would be created in Valentia over three years. The jobs will be in the computer software industry in the medical and marine areas, with an initial staffing of 5 growing to a 22 over 3 years, working from offices in the former Cable station building on Valentia Island. In addition there will be a further 15 jobs in the construction phase.
In Cork during 2013 there were a number of announcements with the potential to create in excess of 700 jobs.
