Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 December 2014
69. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs lost in the manufacturing sector in each of the past five years to date; the number of jobs created in the same period; the future expectations for the continuation of the trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48694/14]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy, as ascertained from the Annual Employment Survey undertaken by Forfás (now incorporated into my Department), is given in the following table. As clearly illustrated, there were very significant net job losses in the Manufacturing Sector for the years 2009 and 2010, as had also been the case in the previous few years also. This negative trend was reversed in 2011 and a positive net position has continued in the last 2 years also. To address this decline, I initiated the development of a new Manufacturing Strategy (completed in 2013) and also an in-depth analysis of the Skills Needs of the sector, which was also finalised last year. Implementation of the key recommendations of both these reports is underway, especially through the Action Plan for Jobs process and I am confident that we can continue to enhance the development of Manufacturing in Ireland, thereby pursuing additional job creation in that sector.
Manufacturing jobs lost and gained 2009 – 2013
|
Year |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
Losses |
-29,177 |
-14,494 |
-12,527 |
-8,599 |
-8,182 |
|
Gains |
7,140 |
8,617 |
11,622 |
10,879 |
10,719 |
|
Net Change |
-22,037 |
-5,877 |
-905 |
2,280 |
2,537 |
