Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 April 2014
311. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which foreign direct investment and indigenous investment has contributed to job creation in County Kildare over the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18087/14]
View answer312. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which it is anticipated local indigenous jobs will arise as a consequence of major foreign or indigenous investment in County Kildare over the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18088/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 311 and 312 together.
The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the enterprise development agencies.
The survey shows that over the past three years there have been a total of 1,171 new jobs (gross) created in Co. Kildare in IDA Ireland client companies and 1,750 new jobs (gross) created in Enterprise Ireland client companies. It is estimated that for every 10 jobs created in multinational companies 7 are created in the wider economy in supply and service businesses, while on the indigenous side the comparable figure is that for every job created in an Enterprise Ireland company roughly 1.3 jobs are created in the wider economy.
Under the Action Plan for Jobs 2014, IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland are working with my Department to develop a framework for a Regional Enterprise Strategy to better integrate the efforts of enterprise agencies and the other regional stakeholders in building enterprise based on sustainable competitive advantage of the region. This exercise will complement the in-depth analysis of our FDI strategy which is currently being undertaken by Forfás and which will take account of factors such as key trends emerging in FDI best practice internationally, Ireland’s strengths in attracting FDI and any changes to the EU’s State Aid Rules, which will come into effect on 1 July 2014. The results of these two exercises will form the basis of IDA Ireland’s strategy from 2015 onwards.
