Enterprise Ireland Data

Friday, 7 September 2018

Questions (546)

Maurice Quinlivan

Question:

546. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the budget allocation for Enterprise Ireland since its establishment up to 2018; the number of domestic staff employed by Enterprise Ireland; the number of Enterprise Ireland staff based abroad in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36486/18]

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Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation

Enterprise Ireland work with approximately 5,000 companies through a network of market and sector advisors based across 10 national offices and 33 international offices. They also work with the network of 31 Local Enterprise Offices through their Centre of Excellence to support small and micro businesses.

Enterprise Ireland currently employs 556 (FTE) staff in its Irish offices. This figure includes permanent staff and staff on fixed term contracts but excludes Irish Graduates and Work Experience Placement Students.

EI also currently employs 169.5 (FTE) people in its overseas offices. This number includes expats, locally hired staff and staff participating on EI’s International Graduate Programme.

My Department has ensured that Enterprise Ireland has the necessary resources to drive awareness and to assist companies to prepare for Brexit.

Enterprise Ireland’s funding for 2017 included an additional €1.7 million to assist in the recruitment of 39 Brexit specific posts. 37 of these posts have been filled to date and recruitment is ongoing for the remaining posts.

A further €1.3m was provided in Budget 2018 to enable EI to recruit approximately 18 additional staff this year. To date, 8 staff have been recruited and the remaining posts will be recruited as soon as possible.

The specific information requested by the Deputy in relation to the budget allocation for Enterprise Ireland since its establishment up to 2018 is a large volume of information. Therefore it was not possible to collate all the information in the relevant timeframe. This additional information will be supplied separately as soon as it is available.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A

The budget allocations for Enterprise Ireland from 1999 to 2018, as per the 1999 to 2018 Revised Estimates Volumes are set out in the following tables.

It should be noted that the figures do not capture figures for supplementary estimates, carry over, Own Resource Income or any funding provided to Enterprise Ireland from other Vote Groups over that period.

Enterprise Ireland Budget Allocation. Incorporating allocations across the following DBEI Programme Areas: A – Jobs Enterprise Development B - Innovation
Year	Total
1999 Subheads D - 1,2,3 - €139,576m	€139,576m
2000 Subheads D - 1,2,3 - €161,043m	€161,043m
2001 Subheads D - 1,2,3 - €152,569m Subhead F - €71,105m	€223,675m
2002 Subheads D - 1,2,3 - €163,978m Subhead F - €56,832m	€220,810m
2003 Subheads D - 1,2,3 - €151,534m Subhead F - €73,995m	€225,529m
2004 Subheads D - 1,2,3 - €148,390m Subhead F - €82,880m	€231,270m
2005 Subheads D - 1,2,3 - €153,841m Subhead F - €91,945m	€245,786m
2006 Subheads D- 1,2,3 - €150,666m Subhead F -€104,482m	€255,148m.
2007 Subheads D - 1,2,3 - €157,395m Subhead F -€117,511m	€274,906m.
2008 Subheads D - 1,2,3 - €161,831m Subhead F - €132,613m	€294,444m.
2009 Subheads D - 1,2,3 - €197,022m Subhead F - €133,688m	€330,710m
2010 Subheads D -1,2,3 - €171,454m Subhead F - €128,087m	€299,541m.
2011 Subheads D -1,2,3 - €164,223m Subhead F - €140,259m	€304,482m.
2012 Subhead A7 - €155,787m Subhead B4 - €139,942m	€295,729m
2013 Subhead A7 – EI €135,841m Subhead B4 – EI €131,685m	€267,526m
2014 Subhead A7 – EI €125,218m Subhead B4 – EI €115,255m	€242,786m
2015 Subhead A7 – EI €129,584m Subhead B4 – EI €117,568m	€247,152m
2016 Subhead A7 – EI €131,749m Subhead B4 – EI €121,738m	€253,487m
2017 Subhead A7 – EI €143,254m Subhead B4 – EI €126,248m	€269,502m
2018 Subhead A7 – EI €146,550m Subhead B4 – EI €126,448m	€272,998m