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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 January 2019

Wednesday, 16 January 2019

Questions (149, 150, 151)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

149. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the level of IDA supported jobs by county at 31 December 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1983/19]

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Billy Kelleher

Question:

150. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA supported jobs; the number of jobs created and lost, respectively, in 2017 and 2018 by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1984/19]

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Billy Kelleher

Question:

151. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number in employment in IDA Ireland supported companies in each region (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1985/19]

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I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 to 151, inclusive, together.

IDA Ireland's performance in 2018 resulted in the sixth consecutive year of strong growth under the Agency's current strategy. By the end of last year, total employment in the Agency's client companies stood at 229,057. Every region in Ireland has seen foreign direct investment-driven employment gains and there are now over 132,000 people employed across 681 firms in IDA client companies located outside of Dublin. 58% of all IDA client-supported jobs, in fact, are now located outside the capital. I am determined, together with the IDA, to see this trend continue and we will be doing everything possible in 2019 to encourage more firms to invest further in the regions.

The following tables provide a breakdown of jobs created by IDA supported companies in each county for 2018 and 2017 and the number of IDA jobs by county and region from 2011 to 2018.

Table A: IDA jobs created by county in 2018

New Jobs Created (Gross Gains)

Additional Jobs Created (Net Change)

Total Jobs

Carlow

275

275

1,150

Cavan

15

-59

1,096

Clare

494

-58

6,948

Cork

3,177

2,087

38,867

Donegal

212

172

3,564

Dublin

11,039

6,231

96,760

Galway

1,971

1,466

19,969

Kerry

122

54

2,241

Kildare

639

386

8,838

Kilkenny

36

-5

711

Laois

4

-12

122

Leitrim

26

25

909

Limerick

1,458

1,189

11,796

Longford

171

155

900

Louth

349

139

3,903

Mayo

426

344

4,828

Meath

122

67

1,632

Monaghan

13

12

162

Offaly

78

65

1,232

Roscommon

123

32

1,171

Sligo

184

13

2,251

Tipperary

296

55

3,720

Waterford

471

374

7,064

Westmeath

502

493

3,466

Wexford

171

152

3,139

Wicklow

411

388

2,618

Grand Total

22,785

14,040

229,057

Table B: IDA jobs created by county in 2017

New Jobs Created (Gross Gains)

Additional Jobs Created (Net Change)

Total Jobs

Carlow

75

73

875

Cavan

31

-48

1,155

Clare

653

260

7,006

Cork

2,697

1,445

36,780

Donegal

378

353

3,392

Dublin

12,340

7,148

90,529

Galway

2,253

1,462

18,503

Kerry

106

90

2,187

Kildare

499

-1288

8,452

Kilkenny

72

-46

716

Laois

5

3

134

Leitrim

84

81

884

Limerick

1,069

780

10,607

Longford

207

-38

745

Louth

346

161

3,764

Mayo

294

270

4,484

Meath

70

-96

1,565

Monaghan

14

13

150

Offaly

108

60

1,167

Roscommon

164

154

1,139

Sligo

66

-103

2,238

Tipperary

341

297

3,665

Waterford

522

437

6,690

Westmeath

240

224

2,973

Wexford

284

247

2,987

Wicklow

78

-4

2,230

Grand Total

22,996

11,935

215,017

Table C: IDA jobs by County 2011-2018

County

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Cavan

1,172

1,128

1,135

1,136

1,165

1,203

1,155

1,096

Donegal

2,101

2,223

2,382

2,607

2,918

3,039

3,392

3,564

Leitrim

1,017

856

606

682

745

803

884

909

Louth

1,511

1,881

2,568

3,060

3,245

3,603

3,764

3,903

Monaghan

352

348

365

275

146

137

150

162

Sligo

2,444

2,405

2,271

2,264

2267

2,341

2,238

2,251

Dublin

59,114

63,181

67,923

71,362

76,090

83,381

90,529

96,760

Kildare

9,422

9,515

9,433

9,600

10,123

9,740

8,452

8,838

Meath

1,641

1,581

1,660

1,656

1,658

1,661

1,565

1,632

Wicklow

2,298

2,322

2,351

2,327

2,203

2,234

2,230

2,618

Laois

133

93

115

92

119

131

134

122

Longford

693

734

739

721

774

783

745

900

Offaly

986

1,041

1,058

1,059

1,080

1,107

1,167

1,232

Westmeath

2,260

2,403

2,366

2,561

2,689

2,749

2,973

3,466

Clare

6,403

6,173

6,090

6,252

6,373

6,746

7,006

6,948

Limerick

6,642

7,165

7,448

7,930

8,702

9,827

10,607

11,796

Tipperary North Riding

301

294

306

298

318

328

335

204

Carlow

514

645

735

749

768

802

875

1,150

Kilkenny

447

572

617

716

650

762

716

711

Tipperary South Riding

3,395

3,393

3,055

3,246

3,215

3,040

3,330

3,516

Waterford

5,259

5,112

5,183

5,248

5,574

6,253

6,690

7,064

Wexford

2,470

2,456

2,501

2,591

2,583

2,740

2,987

3,139

Cork

25,118

26,482

27,630

28,848

33,049

35,335

36,780

38,867

Kerry

1,512

1,625

1,659

1,895

1,948

2,097

2,187

2,241

Galway

13,101

13,756

14,342

14,746

15,463

17,041

18,503

19,969

Mayo

3,488

3,511

3,702

3,912

4,050

4,214

4,484

4,828

Roscommon

873

935

962

916

994

985

1,139

1,171

Total

154,667

161,830

169,202

176,749

188,909

203.082

215.017

229,057

Table D: IDA jobs by region 2011-2018

Region

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

West

17.462

18.202

19.006

19.574

20.507

22,240

24,126

25,968

South-West

26,630

28,107

29,289

30,743

34,997

37,432

38,967

41,108

South-East

12,085

12,178

12,091

12,550

12,790

13,597

14,598

15,580

Mid-West

13,346

13,632

13,844

14,480

15,393

16,901

17,948

18,948

Midlands

4,072

4,271

4,278

4,433

4,662

4,770

5,019

5,720

Mid-East

13,361

13,418

13,444

13,583

13,984

13,635

12,247

13,088

Dublin

59,114

63,181

67,923

71,362

76,090

83,381

90,529

96,760

North-East

3035

3,357

4,068

4,471

4,556

4,943

5,069

5,161

North-West

5562

5,484

5,259

5,553

5,930

6,183

6,514

6,724

Total

154,667

161,830

169,202

176,749

188,909

203,082

215,017

229,057

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