In 2020, Enterprise Ireland assisted companies employed 220,613 people nationally with 65 per cent of this employment located outside of Dublin.
Enterprise Ireland is the Government agency responsible essentially for the start-up, scaling and internationalisation of Irish owned enterprises. Enterprise Ireland do not arrange site visits in the way that IDA Ireland showcases the merits of locations to foreign direct investment companies considering investing or expanding in Ireland.
The following two tables respectively show the number of Enterprise Ireland supported companies that are currently located within each county and the amount of funding that was expended by Enterprise Ireland in each county in the past five years and to date in 2021.
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By County
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No. of Companies
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By County
|
No. of Companies
|
|
Carlow
|
89
|
Louth
|
156
|
|
Cavan
|
81
|
Mayo
|
124
|
|
Clare
|
140
|
Meath
|
175
|
|
Cork
|
607
|
Monaghan
|
107
|
|
Donegal
|
138
|
Offaly
|
63
|
|
Dublin
|
2,323
|
Roscommon
|
54
|
|
Galway
|
287
|
Sligo
|
74
|
|
Kerry
|
128
|
Tipperary
|
131
|
|
Kildare
|
202
|
Waterford
|
146
|
|
Kilkenny
|
119
|
Westmeath
|
103
|
|
Laois
|
52
|
Wexford
|
119
|
|
Leitrim
|
23
|
Wicklow
|
159
|
|
Limerick
|
267
|
|
|
|
Longford
|
45
|
Grand Total
|
5,912
|
|
Payments –
County By Year
|
2021
(YTD 15.06.21)
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
Grand Total
|
|
Carlow
|
€1,288,314
|
€1,907,989
|
€1,385,421
|
€864,971
|
€1,199,491
|
€1,834,746
|
€8,480,933
|
|
Cavan
|
€1,754,657
|
€4,844,256
|
€2,092,337
|
€3,947,874
|
€2,567,272
|
€5,550,545
|
€20,756,941
|
|
Clare
|
€2,266,871
|
€4,401,422
|
€2,471,877
|
€1,934,936
|
€4,028,747
|
€1,862,171
|
€16,966,022
|
|
Cork
|
€10,054,246
|
€21,111,137
|
€12,479,508
|
€8,694,269
|
€9,876,190
|
€12,508,401
|
€74,723,750
|
|
Donegal
|
€3,072,474
|
€4,700,041
|
€1,092,916
|
€1,320,819
|
€1,774,212
|
€646,235
|
€12,606,697
|
|
Dublin
|
€35,968,721
|
€61,436,757
|
€28,616,890
|
€32,757,095
|
€34,646,681
|
€36,402,629
|
€229,828,775
|
|
Galway
|
€6,234,134
|
€12,713,629
|
€5,429,928
|
€5,738,421
|
€5,165,829
|
€4,425,413
|
€39,707,354
|
|
Kerry
|
€4,624,928
|
€6,818,501
|
€6,962,695
|
€2,448,215
|
€2,732,963
|
€3,132,374
|
€26,719,676
|
|
Kildare
|
€2,918,187
|
€5,044,763
|
€6,032,492
|
€4,235,477
|
€3,560,079
|
€5,724,828
|
€27,515,827
|
|
Kilkenny
|
€481,740
|
€5,059,759
|
€9,960,817
|
€2,612,327
|
€2,768,019
|
€1,926,084
|
€22,808,747
|
|
Laois
|
€4,681,117
|
€4,505,284
|
€1,060,064
|
€574,495
|
€345,759
|
€892,958
|
€12,059,676
|
|
Leitrim
|
€129,712
|
€678,279
|
€117,079
|
€359,030
|
€151,065
|
€344,370
|
€1,779,534
|
|
Limerick
|
€3,267,912
|
€4,782,678
|
€3,258,410
|
€4,268,946
|
€3,026,032
|
€3,354,559
|
€21,958,536
|
|
Longford
|
€122,888
|
€2,127,477
|
€2,036,885
|
€3,750,876
|
€1,029,648
|
€1,007,560
|
€10,075,335
|
|
Louth
|
€3,864,627
|
€6,488,896
|
€2,462,115
|
€3,071,051
|
€4,146,472
|
€5,813,604
|
€25,846,764
|
|
Mayo
|
€3,108,433
|
€1,606,420
|
€1,701,547
|
€1,042,010
|
€5,028,555
|
€1,854,443
|
€14,341,408
|
|
Meath
|
€2,851,019
|
€3,515,704
|
€2,104,967
|
€1,166,149
|
€1,282,688
|
€2,123,429
|
€13,043,955
|
|
Monaghan
|
€3,570,552
|
€2,165,481
|
€1,938,934
|
€2,210,723
|
€7,300,005
|
€2,765,121
|
€19,950,816
|
|
Offaly
|
€631,903
|
€3,015,361
|
€1,244,512
|
€1,047,940
|
€1,431,927
|
€1,082,892
|
€8,454,534
|
|
Roscommon
|
€437,612
|
€1,699,660
|
€412,107
|
€161,569
|
€1,524,042
|
€844,931
|
€5,079,921
|
|
Sligo
|
€884,088
|
€691,628
|
€707,044
|
€773,377
|
€1,002,481
|
€1,044,235
|
€5,102,854
|
|
Tipperary
|
€3,398,713
|
€8,117,089
|
€4,324,181
|
€2,313,497
|
€2,641,156
|
€1,763,417
|
€22,558,053
|
|
Waterford
|
€1,882,614
|
€3,022,531
|
€1,180,799
|
€1,761,644
|
€1,195,887
|
€876,002
|
€9,919,475
|
|
Westmeath
|
€3,318,235
|
€2,032,503
|
€988,985
|
€1,507,502
|
€1,181,757
|
€1,465,780
|
€10,494,762
|
|
Wexford
|
€1,842,084
|
€5,684,223
|
€1,580,996
|
€4,681,975
|
€2,174,112
|
€1,000,154
|
€16,963,544
|
|
Wicklow
|
€3,639,946
|
€1,657,594
|
€2,901,951
|
€4,032,042
|
€1,824,436
|
€2,015,701
|
€16,071,670
|
|
Grand Total
|
€106,295,727
|
€179,829,061
|
€104,545,457
|
€97,277,230
|
€103,605,503
|
€102,262,581
|
€693,815,558
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