Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2020
461. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs by county and in the case of Dublin by Dublin city, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin in 2018 and 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3679/20]
View answer462. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland-supported clients by county and in the case of Dublin by Dublin city, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin in 2018 and 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3680/20]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 461 and 462 together.
2019 was another very strong year for job creation among Enterprise Ireland clients with almost 17,000 new jobs created. Almost 222,000 people are now employed by these State-supported companies, the highest in the lifetime of the agency. Crucially, two-thirds of the new jobs are outside Dublin, and 65% of total employment is now in the regions.
A county breakdown of employment in Enterprise Ireland supported companies and the number of client companies supported in 2018 and 2019 is presented in Table 1. A breakdown by Dublin County Borough is presented in Table 2.
Table 1: Employment in Enterprise Ireland supported companies (2018 and 2019)
|
By County |
Number of clients supported in 2018 and 2019 |
Total Jobs (2018) |
Total Jobs (2019) |
|
Carlow |
85 |
3,221 |
3,257 |
|
Cavan |
80 |
5,842 |
6,089 |
|
Clare |
136 |
4,115 |
4,325 |
|
Cork |
579 |
24,444 |
25,130 |
|
Donegal |
129 |
3,993 |
4,236 |
|
Dublin |
2,178 |
77,426 |
78,003 |
|
Galway |
262 |
8,095 |
8,431 |
|
Kerry |
122 |
4,833 |
4,828 |
|
Kildare |
194 |
8,931 |
9,301 |
|
Kilkenny |
114 |
4,549 |
4,832 |
|
Laois |
52 |
1,543 |
1,769 |
|
Leitrim |
22 |
607 |
610 |
|
Limerick |
258 |
9,561 |
9,755 |
|
Longford |
47 |
2,979 |
2,954 |
|
Louth |
152 |
5,937 |
6,207 |
|
Mayo |
117 |
4,714 |
5,037 |
|
Meath |
165 |
7,393 |
7,687 |
|
Monaghan |
106 |
5,626 |
5,749 |
|
Offaly |
60 |
4,314 |
4,238 |
|
Roscommon |
50 |
1,791 |
1,788 |
|
Sligo |
71 |
1,917 |
2,013 |
|
Tipperary |
122 |
5,945 |
6,225 |
|
Waterford |
142 |
6,849 |
6,853 |
|
Westmeath |
99 |
3,564 |
3,382 |
|
Wexford |
118 |
4,714 |
4,926 |
|
Wicklow |
156 |
4,283 |
4,270 |
|
Grand Total |
5,616 |
217,186 |
221,895 |
Table 2: Employment in Enterprise Ireland supported companies in Dublin (2018 and 2019)
|
By Dublin Borough |
Number of clients supported in 2018 and 2019 |
Total Jobs (2018) |
Total Jobs (2019) |
|
Dublin City |
1,146 |
39,544 |
39,898 |
|
Dublin Fingal |
303 |
10,499 |
11,492 |
|
Dublin South County |
370 |
14,788 |
15,007 |
|
Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown |
359 |
12,595 |
11,606 |
|
Dublin Total |
2,178 |
77,426 |
78,003 |
