Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 January 2017
1660. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the counties in which the 6,200 jobs were created in the Border region between the first quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2016 according to Enterprise Ireland, in tabular form; if she has received more up-to-date figures on job creation in the Border region for the third and fourth quarters of 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1460/17]
View answerIn 2015, Enterprise Ireland created 21,118 new jobs resulting in a net gain of 10,169 jobs across the country. 2,099 jobs were created in the border regions.
I launched Enterprise Ireland’s 2016 end of year results on Monday, 9 January 2017. In 2016, Enterprise Ireland supported companies employed 201,108 people. Within this, 19,244 new jobs were created resulting in a net gain of 9,117 jobs. Every region benefitted from this growth including the border region where 2,182 new jobs were created in 2016.
Sixty five per cent of employment in Enterprise Ireland supported companies is located outside of Dublin. The contribution of Enterprise Ireland client companies to the Irish economy is very important, particularly from a regional and rural perspective. Enterprise Ireland supported companies sustain 400,000 direct and indirect jobs nationwide. In addition, the total spend of Enterprise Ireland clients in the Irish economy across payroll and goods and services purchased reached €23.7bn in 2015.
Table 1 identifies employment in Enterprise Ireland supported companies located in the Border Region (Louth, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo) as measured in the 2015 and 2016 Annual Employment Surveys.
Table 1.
|
Border Region |
Total Employment (2015) |
Total Employment (2016) |
|
Cavan |
4,905 |
5,221 |
|
Donegal |
3,295 |
3,581 |
|
Leitrim |
743 |
922 |
|
Louth |
5,431 |
5,819 |
|
Monaghan |
4,499 |
5,168 |
|
Sligo |
1,846 |
1,546 |
|
Total |
20,719 |
22,257 |
Through the implementation of the Action Plan for Jobs for the Border Region and Enterprise Ireland’s Strategy 2017-2020, Enterprise Ireland will continue to work with enterprise players and client companies in the Border Region to foster job creation.
