Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 January 2015
237. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the total number of Enterprise Ireland clients on a county basis and in the case of Dublin, a breakdown between Dublin City, Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin councils for 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1115/15]
View answerEnterprise Ireland's priority is the achievement of export sales growth from Irish-owned companies. Export sales growth leads to an increase in demand for Irish goods and services, and increases the flow of income into the Irish economy. This is fundamental to job creation and maintenance in Ireland.
Enterprise Ireland works with entrepreneurs and business people across the full business development spectrum - from early-stage entrepreneurs, to established business owners and Irish multinational companies. Enterprise Ireland clients include:
- High Potential Start-Up companies with the capability to start a business and sell in export markets.
- Established manufacturing and internationally traded services businesses that are Small or Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs).
- Large companies (employing more than 250).
- Irish-based food and natural resource companies that are overseas-owned or controlled.
On 12/1/2015, Enterprise Ireland had approximately 6,000 clients on their database which are trading or pre-trading and at various stages of the business development spectrum broken down by county as shown in the Table below. Enterprise Ireland, through its Development Advisors (DAs), is currently actively working with almost 3,000 of these clients providing both soft and financial support to assist in enhancing their capability and employment potential and develop their growth strategies.
Please note that a historic breakdown of Enterprise Ireland clients specific to Dublin City, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin is not available for 2012 and 2013.
Number of Enterprise Ireland Client Companies by County 2012 to 2014
|
County |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Carlow |
87 |
89 |
88 |
|
Cavan |
99 |
82 |
80 |
|
Clare |
120 |
151 |
142 |
|
Cork City |
693 |
669 |
638 |
|
Donegal |
180 |
165 |
128 |
|
Dublin |
2,097 |
2,111 |
|
|
Dublin City |
1329 |
||
|
Dublin Fingal |
304 |
||
|
Dublin South County |
367 |
||
|
Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown |
440 |
||
|
Galway |
281 |
273 |
294 |
|
Kerry |
132 |
126 |
125 |
|
Kildare |
178 |
176 |
196 |
|
Kilkenny |
135 |
122 |
114 |
|
Laois |
57 |
51 |
50 |
|
Leitrim |
45 |
41 |
29 |
|
Limerick |
279 |
267 |
245 |
|
Longford |
55 |
52 |
40 |
|
Louth |
176 |
173 |
177 |
|
Mayo |
120 |
120 |
128 |
|
Meath |
166 |
163 |
169 |
|
Monaghan |
124 |
114 |
117 |
|
Offaly |
79 |
79 |
65 |
|
Roscommon |
59 |
60 |
45 |
|
Sligo |
86 |
79 |
69 |
|
Tipperary North |
56 |
53 |
59 |
|
Tipperary South |
77 |
76 |
66 |
|
Waterford |
163 |
154 |
128 |
|
Westmeath |
97 |
105 |
104 |
|
Wexford |
146 |
142 |
111 |
|
Wicklow |
177 |
170 |
159 |
|
Total |
5964 |
5863 |
6006 |
Source: Cognos Report of trading and pre-trading companies with tag “EI Client Type” ran 12/1/2015 for 2014 figures. The 2012 and 2013 figures are taken from the Forfás Annual Employment Surveys - published results for the relevant year.
