Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
15. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new companies that the IDA has supported to locate in County Sligo; and the jobs created by these companies in each of the years 2002 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [37152/17]
View answerThis Government and IDA Ireland remain committed to regional development and to growing foreign direct investment (FDI) driven employment all over Ireland, including Sligo. Progress is being made towards this goal, with over half of all new Agency-supported jobs in 2016 created outside of Dublin. This trend is continuing in 2017 with increased jobs growth in the regions expected over the remainder of this year.
IDA Ireland maintains employment statistics over 10 year periods and details of job creation in County Sligo between 2007 and 2016 by the Agency's client companies are set out in the table below. Information on 2017 job creation is not yet available.
No. Of Companies & Jobs in Sligo - 2007 to 2016
|
- |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
1. No of Companies |
20 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
23 |
22 |
24 |
23 |
|
2. Total Jobs |
2,481 |
2,494 |
2,440 |
2,285 |
2,407 |
2,367 |
2,230 |
2,219 |
2,221 |
2,290 |
|
3. Gross Gains |
92 |
68 |
102 |
187 |
175 |
214 |
83 |
166 |
190 |
|
|
4. Losses |
-79 |
-122 |
-257 |
-65 |
-215 |
-351 |
-94 |
-164 |
-121 |
|
|
5. Net Change |
13 |
-54 |
-155 |
122 |
-40 |
-137 |
-11 |
2 |
69 |
