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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018

Thursday, 12 July 2018

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Billy Kelleher

Question:

308. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the international Enterprise Ireland offices located abroad; the location of each; the number of full-time and part-time staff employed; and the costs of offices and staffing per international office on an annual basis in tabular form. [32115/18]

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Enterprise Ireland supports the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets, working in partnership with Irish enterprises to help them start, grow, innovate and win export sales in global markets. Enterprise Ireland is committed to helping companies expand their reach and internationalise.

Enterprise Ireland has an established process for working with companies as they identify opportunities and begin to enter new markets. Enterprise Ireland’s overseas structure through its network of 33 overseas offices and its extended Pathfinder (Trade Consultant) network has the capability of providing client companies with the appropriate support in markets where there are identified opportunities matched by client capability and client demand. In addition to Incubation and Hot-Desking Facilities, Enterprise Ireland’s client companies can access market knowledge on a sectoral basis, introductions to buyers/suppliers/partners in-market and market intelligence such as competitor analysis, identification of professional services etc.

The location of Enterprise Ireland’s 33 overseas offices, the cost of running these offices in 2017 and the current number of full time and part time staff employed in each of these offices is presented below.

Table 1: Cost (pay and non-pay) of   running Enterprise Ireland's overseas offices - 2017

Office Location

Total (€)

NEW YORK

2,810,974

LONDON

1,956,077

DUSSELDORF

1,679,794

DUBAI

1,679,354

SHANGHAI

1,264,191

MOUNTAIN VIEW

1,111,499

SYDNEY

1,100,320

PARIS

1,090,683

TOKYO

1,071,783

SINGAPORE

971,856

STOCKHOLM

892,472

BEIJING

696,120

INDIA

660,404

BOSTON

655,539

MILAN

597,065

SOUTH AFRICA

590,480

AUSTIN

588,075

TORONTO

536,317

BRUSSELS

502,360

RIYADH

501,829

AMSTERDAM

494,847

BRAZIL

490,599

HONG KONG

429,905

MOSCOW

410,138

MADRID

394,080

WARSAW

384,996

SEOUL

381,750

PRAGUE

290,008

ISTANBUL

248,655

DOHA

197,760

ABU DHABI

133,227

BUDAPEST

45,339

CHICAGO

36,784

TOTAL

24,895,279

Table 2: Number   of full time and part time staff employed in Enterprise Ireland’s overseas   offices

Office Location

Full Time Staff

Part Time Staff

Total Staff   Numbers

ABU DHABI

1

 

1

AMSTERDAM

5

 

5

AUSTIN

2

 

2

BEIJING

5

 

5

BOSTON

3

 

3

BRUSSELS

3

1

4

CHICAGO

2

 

2

DOHA

1

 

1

DUBAI

8

 

8

DUSSELDORF

11

3

14

HONG KONG

3

 

3

ISTANBUL

1

 

1

JOHANNESBURG

3

 

3

LONDON

17

1

18

MADRID

5

 

5

MILAN

3

2

5

MOSCOW

3

 

3

MOUNTAIN VIEW

6

 

6

NEW DELHI

4

 

4

NEW YORK

11

 

11

PARIS

9

 

9

PRAGUE

4

 

4

RIYADH

2

 

2

SAO PAULO

1

 

1

SEOUL

2

 

2

SHANGHAI

5

 

5

SINGAPORE

6

 

6

STOCKHOLM

5

 

5

SYDNEY

8

 

8

TOKYO

5

 

5

TORONTO

5

 

5

WARSAW

4

 

4

Total

153

7

160

Note: Figures include expat staff, locally hired staff and staff on Enterprise Ireland’s international graduate programme but do not include vacancies.

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