Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 November 2014
237. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the annual number of new foreign direct investment, FDI, companies that have been set up and new FDI jobs created in each of the Dublin postcodes and in County Dublin. [42904/14]
View answerDetails of the numbers of jobs created and lost in companies supported by the enterprise development agencies are tracked by the Forfás Annual Employment Survey. Data are gathered on an annual basis and aggregated at county level. Details in respect of individual companies are not provided as companies supply information to the Survey on a confidential basis for statistical purposes only.
Details of the number of IDA Ireland new name companies along with the number of new IDA Ireland jobs created in Dublin for the last 5 years are set out in the tabular statements below.
County Dublin has had particular success in recent years in terms of attracting inward investment particularly in the areas of technology and financial services. At present there are 565 IDA Ireland client companies in Dublin employing over 66,323 people in full and part time employment. IDA Ireland has strong relationships with these companies and works closely with them to ensure their long term sustainability and to encourage their growth, development and continuing re-investment in their sites.
Table shows the number of IDA Ireland new name companies in Co. Dublin from 2009 to 2013
|
Years |
Number of new name companies |
|
2009 |
19 |
|
2010 |
27 |
|
2011 |
41 |
|
2012 |
52 |
|
2013 |
37 |
Table shows the number of new IDA Ireland jobs created in Co. Dublin from 2009 to 2013
|
Years |
Number of new jobs created |
|
2009 |
2,887 |
|
2010 |
6,279 |
|
2011 |
7,351 |
|
2012 |
8,464 |
|
2013 |
6,862 |
