Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 February 2017
329. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of capital investment or grant assistance towards capital works by Enterprise Ireland on a location basis in County Donegal for each of the years 2007 to 2017, in tabular form. [4727/17]
View answerThe 5,000 manufacturing and internationally traded services companies that Enterprise Ireland works with are a critical source of existing employment and job creation in every county in Ireland and are spread across a wide range of sectors.
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. In 2016, Enterprise Ireland supported companies in Donegal employed 3,581 people.
Table 1 identifies grant and equity payments made by Enterprise Ireland to companies in Donegal during the period 2007 -2017.
Table 2 identifies all capital payments (e.g. machinery, buildings) made by Enterprise Ireland to companies in Donegal for the same period.
Through the implementation of the Action Plan for Jobs for the Border Region and Enterprise Ireland's Strategy 2017-2020, the Agency will continue to work with enterprise players and client companies in Donegal to support job creation in the county.
Table 1 - Payments by Enterprise Ireland to companies in Donegal. (includes grant and equity payments)
|
Year |
Payment |
|
2007 |
€2,359,811 |
|
2008 |
€2,621,725 |
|
2009 |
€2,819,042 |
|
2010 |
€2,809,944 |
|
2011 |
€2,458,832 |
|
2012 |
€1,580,614 |
|
2013 |
€2,972,771 |
|
2014 |
€1,050,675 |
|
2015 |
€2,080,968 |
|
2016 |
€539,654 |
|
2017 |
€78,436 |
|
Grand Total |
€21,372,471 |
Please note that the table excludes infrastructural clients (Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and Community Enterprise Centres (CECs), and recipients of Employment Subsidy Schemes I and II,
Table 2 - Capita (only) Payments by Enterprise Ireland to companies in Donegal (e.g. machinery. buildings)
|
Year |
Payment |
|
2007 |
€212,473 |
|
2008 |
€666,633 |
|
2009 |
€584,594 |
|
2010 |
€1,307,577 |
|
2011 |
€639,942 |
|
2012 |
€269,754 |
|
2013 |
€1,985,957 |
|
2014 |
€248,468 |
|
2015 |
€372,949 |
|
2016 |
€73,500 |
|
2017 |
€0 |
|
Grand Total |
€6,361,847 |
Please note that the table excludes infrastructural clients (Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and Community Enterprise Centres (CECs), recipients of Employment Subsidy Schemes I and II, and Shannon Free Zone transfer companies.
