Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 January 2017
303. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs on a county basis and in the case of Dublin, a breakdown between Dublin city, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and south Dublin, for 2014, 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2492/17]
View answerEnterprise Ireland supports companies in every region of Ireland to start, scale and remain competitive on international markets. Enterprise Ireland uses a developmental approach across all aspects of its clients’ needs, including business development, sales and marketing capabilities, innovation and R&D activity, technology development, continuous competitiveness and lean improvements, leadership and management development and access to finance.
Recognising the diversity of the Enterprise Ireland client base, supports are tailored to reflect companies’ stage of development. This ensures that all of its clients, from Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups, to exporting SMEs and scaling companies, can access the appropriate supports to help them to create and sustain jobs.
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, after job losses are taken into account.
Table 1 below provides a breakdown of total employment in Enterprise Ireland supported companies by County for 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Table 2 provides a break down between Dublin city, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.
Table 1: Total employment in Enterprise Ireland supported companies by County
|
County |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
Carlow |
2,691 |
2,852 |
2,973 |
|
Cavan |
4,663 |
4,905 |
5,221 |
|
Clare |
3,271 |
3,255 |
3,444 |
|
Cork |
22,609 |
23,955 |
24,936 |
|
Donegal |
3,302 |
3,567 |
3,581 |
|
Dublin |
61,203 |
66,866 |
70,365 |
|
Galway |
6,823 |
7,278 |
7,294 |
|
Kerry |
4,314 |
4,678 |
4,677 |
|
Kildare |
7,512 |
8,308 |
8,632 |
|
Kilkenny |
3,605 |
3,921 |
4,167 |
|
Laois |
1,179 |
1,297 |
1,385 |
|
Leitrim |
722 |
820 |
922 |
|
Limerick |
7,013 |
6,777 |
7,954 |
|
Longford |
2,360 |
2,628 |
2,886 |
|
Louth |
5,434 |
5,600 |
5,819 |
|
Mayo |
3,784 |
3,667 |
3,856 |
|
Meath |
6,658 |
6,855 |
7,007 |
|
Monaghan |
4,539 |
4,819 |
5,168 |
|
Offaly |
3,452 |
3,794 |
3,941 |
|
Roscommon |
1,560 |
1,686 |
1,688 |
|
Sligo |
1,853 |
1,723 |
1,546 |
|
Tipperary North Riding |
2,447 |
2,552 |
2,579 |
|
Tipperary South Riding |
2,470 |
2,712 |
2,773 |
|
Waterford |
5,060 |
5,561 |
5,721 |
|
Westmeath |
3,436 |
3,548 |
3,653 |
|
Wexford |
4,484 |
4,696 |
4,816 |
|
Wicklow |
3,628 |
3,903 |
4,104 |
|
Grand Total |
180,072 |
192,223 |
201,108 |
Table 2: Total employment in Enterprise Ireland supported companies in Dublin
|
Dublin Borough |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
Dublin City |
31,118 |
35,303 |
36,685 |
|
Dublin Fingal |
7,969 |
8,547 |
8,855 |
|
Dublin South County |
12,289 |
12,932 |
14,201 |
|
Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown |
9,777 |
10,084 |
10,624 |
|
Balance* |
50 |
||
|
Dublin Total |
61,203 |
66,866 |
70,365 |
*Balance: This figure represents companies who were in Dublin in 2014 when the survey was conducted, but have now moved to various locations throughout the country.
