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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2014

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

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Denis Naughten

Question:

215. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs which he and his Department have supported via the Industrial Development Agency, Enterprise Ireland and county enterprise boards in each county in each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013, and to date in 2014, respectively; the average cost per job in each category in each year concerned; the average lifespan of each job; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30312/14]

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The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on jobs in companies that are supported by the Enterprise Development agencies. Data is compiled on an annualised basis and is aggregated at county level. Final figures for 2014 will not be available until 2015. The number of jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices (formerly CEBs), for the period in question, are set out in Tables, 1, 2 and 3 accompanying this reply.

As Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, I introduced a collaborative, cross- government approach to advancing job creation in the State. The Action Plan for Jobs is an annual plan designed to drive action across all Government Departments and Agencies in a collective effort to put in place the conditions needed to support and grow employment in the State.

The latest employment figures published by the Central Statistics Office show that there was an increase of 42,700 people in employment in the First Quarter of 2014, compared to the First Quarter of 2013. There was an increase of 63,200 in the numbers in employment in the last two years. These figures are net of reductions in public sector numbers. In 2013, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland client companies had record years for employment creation, generating a total of 12,500 net new jobs in export-focused activities.

These patterns suggest that the jobs that are being created are adding value to the economy and have every potential to be sustainable.

The cost per job sustained in Enterprise Ireland-supported companies for the period 2006-2012 amounted to €12,597. In the period 2007-2013, the cost per job in IDA client companies amounted to €12,608. Costs per job in respect of 2013 for Enterprise Ireland will be available in its 2013 Annual Report and Accounts which I will publish tomorrow. Costs in respect of 2014 will be available in the 2014 Annual Reports and Accounts of both agencies which will be published in 2015.

The cost per job sustained in each agency is calculated by taking into account all expenditure to all firms in the period of calculation. Only jobs created during and sustained to the end of each seven year period are credited in the calculations.

In the case of the County and City Enterprise Boards, the methodology for calculating cost per job is set out in the Comptroller and Auditor General’s Annual Report 2010. The cost per job is calculated by dividing the total grants paid from 1993 to the current year by the total employment at the end of that year. It should be noted that this does not include Administration or Measure 2 “soft” support expenditure.

Details of the cost per job in the County and City Enterprise Boards for 2011 amounted to €6,058 and €6,181 in respect of 2012. Data for 2013 will not be available until later this year and figures for 2014 will be published in 2015.

Table 1: Enterprise Ireland Employment Data

County

Data

2011

2012

2013

Carlow

Full Time Jobs

2,106

2,137

2,227

Cavan

Full Time Jobs

4,021

4,151

3,794

Clare

Full Time Jobs

1,552

1,580

2,501

Cork

Full Time Jobs

17,784

18,629

19,775

Donegal

Full Time Jobs

2,784

2,655

2,624

Dublin

Full Time Jobs

49,477

50,159

51,224

Galway

Full Time Jobs

5,901

6,063

5,896

Kerry

Full Time Jobs

3,230

3,318

3,329

Kildare

Full Time Jobs

5,160

5,450

5,869

Kilkenny

Full Time Jobs

2,869

3,089

3,001

Laois

Full Time Jobs

991

929

954

Leitrim

Full Time Jobs

536

574

567

Limerick

Full Time Jobs

6,048

6,279

6,134

Longford

Full Time Jobs

1,529

1,557

1,632

Louth

Full Time Jobs

4,225

4,328

4,379

Mayo

Full Time Jobs

3,127

3,054

3,236

Meath

Full Time Jobs

4,450

4,771

5,179

Monaghan

Full Time Jobs

3,311

3,463

3,572

Offaly

Full Time Jobs

2,731

2,699

2,837

Roscommon

Full Time Jobs

1,165

1,119

1,353

Sligo

Full Time Jobs

1,332

1,508

1,568

Tipperary North Riding

Full Time Jobs

2,293

2,162

2,121

Tipperary South Riding

Full Time Jobs

2,187

2,151

2,098

Waterford

Full Time Jobs

4,217

4,063

4,176

Westmeath

Full Time Jobs

2,181

2,352

2,610

Wexford

Full Time Jobs

3,793

3,881

4,040

Wicklow

Full Time Jobs

3,122

3,339

3,022

Total

Full Time Jobs

142,122

145,460

149,718

Table 2: CEB/LEO Employment Data

CEB/LEO

Full Time Employees 2011

Full Time Employees 2012

Full Time Employees 2013

Carlow

1,098

1,258

1,356

Cavan

1,062

1,071

1,027

Clare

1,175

1,255

1,343

Cork City

796

796

829

Cork North

371

400

443

Cork South

1,018

1,089

1,285

Cork West

632

638

661

Donegal

1,758

1,578

1,622

Dublin City

2,062

2,067

2,146

Dublin Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown

1,063

1,802

1,909

Dublin Fingal

1,202

1,237

1,355

Dublin South

1,006

1,076

1,191

Galway County/City

1,597

1,556

1,274

Kerry

1,289

1,236

1,407

Kildare

830

800

964

Kilkenny

846

775

860

Laois

682

652

714

Leitrim

336

340

343

Limerick City

743

654

674

Limerick County

1,033

1,058

1,127

Longford

852

831

843

Louth

895

866

850

Mayo

1,007

1,000

1,044

Meath

1,026

1,107

1,141

Monaghan

937

902

930

Offaly

760

742

719

Roscommon

654

612

639

Sligo

783

813

833

Tipperary(NR)

449

365

380

Tipperary(SR)

667

706

639

Waterford City

590

665

651

Waterford County

589

590

646

Westmeath

1,111

1,022

1,098

Wexford

1,088

1,193

1,330

Wicklow

607

678

518

Grand Total

32,614

33,430

34,791

Table 3: IDA Ireland Employment Data

County

Data

2011

2012

2013

Carlow

Full Time Jobs

391

506

578

Cavan

Full Time Jobs

1,066

1,080

1101

Clare

Full Time Jobs

6,026

5,836

5,803

Cork

Full Time Jobs

21,428

22,584

23,587

Donegal

Full Time Jobs

1,882

2,050

2,213

Dublin

Full Time Jobs

52,486

55,878

58,501

Galway

Full Time Jobs

10,349

10,910

11,430

Kerry

Full Time Jobs

1,294

1,361

1,438

Kildare

Full Time Jobs

9,828

9,663

9,641

Kilkenny

Full Time Jobs

399

554

534

Laois

Full Time Jobs

100

79

84

Leitrim

Full Time Jobs

780

629

645

Limerick

Full Time Jobs

6,107

6,402

6,525

Longford

Full Time Jobs

608

644

649

Louth

Full Time Jobs

1,125

1,493

1,901

Mayo

Full Time Jobs

3,094

3,164

3,356

Meath

Full Time Jobs

1,100

1,065

1,077

Monaghan

Full Time Jobs

282

275

256

Offaly

Full Time Jobs

772

802

845

Roscommon

Full Time Jobs

748

785

786

Sligo

Full Time Jobs

2,041

2,052

1,828

Tipperary North Riding

Full Time Jobs

296

290

308

Tipperary South Riding

Full Time Jobs

3,060

2,915

2,697

Waterford

Full Time Jobs

4,631

4,518

4,657

Westmeath

Full Time Jobs

2,000

2,149

2,140

Wexford

Full Time Jobs

2,225

2,228

2,246

Wicklow

Full Time Jobs

2,142

2,067

2,102

Total

Full Time Jobs

136,260

141,974

146,928

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