Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018
312. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland supported jobs at the end of 2017, by county including in each Dublin local authority in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32119/18]
View answerIDA Ireland’s performance in 2017 resulted in the third consecutive year of strong growth under the Agency's current strategy. Total employment in IDA client companies now stands at over 210,000. There are over 122,000 people employed across 649 firms in IDA client companies located outside of Dublin, with 45% of all new foreign direct investment (FDI) jobs created last year based in regional locations.
Data on IDA Ireland supported jobs is collated on a county-by-county basis only. Information on the number of jobs in each local authority in Dublin is therefore unavailable. The table below provides a breakdown of employment in the Agency's client companies by county in 2017.
|
IDA Jobs by County 2017 |
|
|
Carlow |
875 |
|
Cavan |
1,155 |
|
Clare |
6,775 |
|
Cork |
35,248 |
|
Donegal |
3,389 |
|
Dublin |
88,318 |
|
Galway |
17,696 |
|
Kerry |
2,186 |
|
Kildare |
9,282 |
|
Kilkenny |
782 |
|
Laois |
119 |
|
Leitrim |
889 |
|
Limerick |
10,677 |
|
Longford |
474 |
|
Louth |
3,702 |
|
Mayo |
4,462 |
|
Meath |
1,491 |
|
Monaghan |
150 |
|
Offaly |
940 |
|
Roscommon |
1,128 |
|
Sligo |
2,184 |
|
Tipperary North Riding |
335 |
|
Tipperary South Riding |
3,330 |
|
Waterford |
6,850 |
|
Westmeath |
2,794 |
|
Wexford |
2,948 |
|
Wicklow |
2,264 |
|
Total |
210,443 |
