Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2017
91. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs lost and created in the mid-west region as covered by Shannon Development in each of the years 2004 to 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32073/17]
View answerRegional Development is a key priority of mine and I am determined to help drive job creation all across Ireland, including the Mid West.
Last week I attended the launch of IDA Ireland's 2017 mid-year results where the Agency reaffirmed its target of increasing investment in each region of Ireland by 30% to 40% by 2019. Good progress is being made towards achieving these targets and in 2016 over half of the jobs created by IDA Ireland supported companies were outside Dublin.
This progress is reflected in the Mid-West region where, over the past seven years particularly, the Agency's hard work on the ground has yielded 62 investments for the region. Two very recent successes are Northern Trust's expansion of its operation in Limerick adding approximately 400 new jobs and Element Six in Shannon announcing the creation of 100 additional jobs.
IDA Ireland provides employment statistics over a 10 year period and details on jobs created and lost in the Mid-West between 2007 and 2016 are outlined in the following table. If the Deputy requires additional data I can direct the Agency to provide it, but this will take some additional time to collate.
|
Employment Data |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
No of Companies |
41 |
42 |
39 |
39 |
41 |
44 |
43 |
46 |
51 |
54 |
|
Total Jobs |
11,126 |
9,397 |
6,573 |
6,478 |
6,642 |
7,165 |
7,448 |
7,930 |
8,702 |
10,153 |
|
Gross Gains |
357 |
154 |
282 |
308 |
575 |
574 |
764 |
950 |
1,634 |
|
|
Losses |
-2,086 |
-2,978 |
-377 |
-144 |
-52 |
-291 |
-282 |
-178 |
-183 |
|
|
Net Change |
-1,729 |
-2,824 |
-95 |
164 |
523 |
283 |
482 |
772 |
1,451 |
