Niall Collins
Question:106. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach the number of enterprises classified as SMEs in manufacturing as classified by EUROSTAT in the data set manufacturing, NACE section C. [25367/17]
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Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are defined as having fewer than 250 persons employed. In 2014, the latest year for which data is available, Ireland had 14,484 SMEs in manufacturing. Irish figures for 2015 will be available in June 2017.
The table gives a breakdown of SMEs in manufacturing in Ireland from 2008-2014, together with figures for micro-enterprises (less than 10 persons employed), small enterprises (10 to 49 persons employed), medium enterprises (50 to 249 persons employed), and large enterprises.
Number of Manufacturing Enterprises by Size Class, 2008-2014
|
Size of enterprise (persons employed) |
||||||
|
Micro (<10) |
Small (10-49) |
Medium (50-249) |
SMEs (<249) |
Large (250 or more) |
All Manufacturing Enterprises |
|
|
2008 |
11,807 |
1,990 |
581 |
14,378 |
135 |
14,513 |
|
2009 |
12,287 |
1,680 |
535 |
14,502 |
127 |
14,629 |
|
2010 |
12,152 |
1,545 |
493 |
14,190 |
121 |
14,311 |
|
2011 |
12,220 |
1,504 |
487 |
14,211 |
125 |
14,336 |
|
2012 |
12,455 |
1,477 |
469 |
14,401 |
132 |
14,533 |
|
2013 |
12,599 |
1,446 |
462 |
14,507 |
142 |
14,649 |
|
2014 |
12,503 |
1,487 |
494 |
14,484 |
144 |
14,628 |