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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 January 2015

Tuesday, 20 January 2015

Questions (281)

Peadar Tóibín

Peadar Tóibín

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

281. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland jobs in each county in the State for each of the past five years; and the monetary value of EI investment in each county in the State for the past five years. [2811/15]

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Richard Bruton

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Enterprise Ireland’s mission is to partner with entrepreneurs, Irish businesses and the research and investment communities to develop Ireland's international trade, innovation, leadership and competitiveness. The ultimate objective is increased employment and prosperity in Ireland.

The companies that Enterprise Ireland works with are a vital source of employment in every county and region across Ireland.

In 2014, EI assisted companies generated 19,705 new jobs. This resulted in a net increase of 8,476 in the total number of people employed by Enterprise Ireland supported companies, the highest net gain in the history of the Agency.

At the end of 2014, total direct employment (full and part time) in Enterprise Ireland client companies stood at 180,072 in 2014. Of these, 156,202 are full-time jobs, while 23,870 are part-time. These full-time employment and total employment levels are the highest recorded in the history of the agency.

This continuation of employment growth demonstrates clearly the direct impact that increasing exports has on jobs in Ireland. Enterprise Ireland supported companies now, directly and indirectly, account for more than 300,000 jobs in the Irish economy - 16% of total workforce.

Employment data for Enterprise Ireland is collected annually as part of the Annual Employment Survey which measures the number of jobs in Agency assisted clients.

Table 1 identifies the breakdown of employment by county for the past five years.

Table 2 outlines a breakdown of payments by Enterprise Ireland between 2010 and 2014, broken down by county.

Table 1: Permanent Full Time Employment by County 2010-2014.

County

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Carlow

2,154

2,250

2,137

2,227

2,472

Cavan

5,438

5,310

4,151

3,794

4,048

Clare

1,547

1,493

1,580

2,501

2,789

Cork

15,513

17,245

18,629

19,775

20,266

Donegal

2,678

2,796

2,655

2,624

2,582

Dublin

45,592

47,281

50,159

51,224

51,147

Galway

5,440

5,782

6,063

5,896

5,930

Kerry

3,085

3,123

3,318

3,329

3,627

Kildare

4,512

4,772

5,450

5,869

7,086

Kilkenny

2,834

2,848

3,089

3,001

3,314

Laois

1,041

973

929

954

1,036

Leitrim

542

539

574

567

689

Limerick

6,175

6,033

6,279

6,134

6,321

Longford

1,577

1,529

1,557

1,632

1,984

Louth

4,218

4,482

4,328

4,379

4,797

Mayo

2,884

3,056

3,054

3,236

3,286

Meath

4,109

4,329

4,771

5,179

5,686

Monaghan

3,199

3,260

3,463

3,572

4,170

Offaly

2,778

2,825

2,699

2,837

3,145

Roscommon

1,177

1,160

1,119

1,353

1,436

Sligo

1,318

1,314

1,508

1,568

1,612

Tipperary North Riding

2,284

2,243

2,162

2,121

2,142

Tipperary South Riding

2,661

2,304

2,151

2,098

1,997

Waterford

4,982

5,004

4,063

4,176

4,635

Westmeath

2,119

2,180

2,352

2,610

3,047

Wexford

4,138

4,018

3,881

4,040

4,008

Wicklow

3,246

3,079

3,339

3,022

2,950

TOTAL

137,241

141,228

145,460

149,718

156,202

Source: Annual Employment Survey Results 2010,2011,2012,2013 & 2014

Table 2 : Breakdown of payments by Enterprise Ireland between 2010 and 2014 by county.

Payments by County

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Carlow

2,109,613

1,772,399

1,552,601

1,746,741

1,071,782

Cavan

7,360,019

3,297,902

1,711,863

1,471,741

2,158,493

Clare

3,000,096

1,233,199

745,426

415,896

1,770,661

Cork City

4,798,160

4,549,672

5,045,815

2,946,924

2,613,325

Cork County

12,446,728

7,513,210

14,288,169

11,028,142

7,643,338

Donegal

2,832,444

2,458,832

1,580,614

2,972,771

1,050,675

Dublin City

27,351,010

21,989,995

17,328,795

19,897,598

21,609,024

Dublin Fingal

4,198,672

4,485,511

3,808,797

2,913,345

3,102,663

Dublin South County

7,662,775

3,688,305

3,741,118

3,557,111

3,223,865

Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown

9,177,414

9,813,736

7,974,585

5,627,424

5,293,535

Galway

7,751,711

4,773,425

4,968,252

4,694,128

4,212,483

Kerry

1,321,740

2,519,140

696,369

1,676,994

2,474,797

Kildare

5,562,439

1,963,843

1,505,393

2,765,917

2,676,734

Kilkenny

4,364,075

2,160,992

2,521,221

1,327,152

6,210,826

Laois

1,301,282

790,168

333,399

423,476

442,835

Leitrim

314,242

53,869

314,386

102,679

651,154

Limerick

5,586,446

3,751,621

3,527,878

2,817,733

2,948,828

Longford

463,178

2,774,239

1,336,632

1,065,363

714,642

Louth

3,900,699

2,233,946

2,558,167

2,217,070

1,607,138

Mayo

2,202,585

1,735,009

1,661,413

1,480,439

1,803,580

Meath

2,504,106

1,743,648

1,092,749

1,203,727

2,673,731

Monaghan

4,864,538

2,499,302

4,062,338

2,251,418

2,407,444

Offaly

1,430,447

1,275,569

1,067,722

832,053

544,907

Roscommon

1,666,124

1,182,743

451,456

560,539

406,412

Sligo

2,105,365

1,257,628

1,198,697

850,974

614,265

Tipperary North

1,810,435

1,040,906

2,519,962

547,557

1,685,403

Tipperary South

3,266,552

3,348,270

2,697,177

2,630,851

2,361,302

Waterford

3,877,616

2,886,155

5,817,742

2,452,166

2,938,540

Westmeath

1,562,432

1,330,944

1,028,296

1,476,781

1,073,098

Wexford

4,773,675

3,816,160

3,794,257

3,276,414

1,279,447

Wicklow

2,306,538

1,617,132

1,850,807

2,070,183

1,509,129

Grand Total

143,873,157

105,557,468

102,782,095

89,301,304

90,774,053

Source : Enterprise Ireland Cognos System - January 2015.

Note: The preceding payments exclude payments to infrastructural clients, Shannon Free Zone Transfer Clients, Incubation Centres and Employment Subsidy Scheme recipients.

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