Carol Nolan
Question:84. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the number of companies that have an annual turnover of less than €750,000. [9748/22]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 February 2022
84. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the number of companies that have an annual turnover of less than €750,000. [9748/22]
View answerThe Central Statistics Office’s Structural Business Statistics (SBS) publishes annual statistics on enterprise characteristics including turnover. The latest SBS results show that there were 285,466 enterprises in the business economy in 2019. Of these, 244,510 enterprises had annual turnover less than €750,000.
The following table shows the breakdown of these figures by sector in 2019.
Total enterprises and percentage of enterprises with turnover less than €750,00 in 2019
Sector |
Enterprises with turnover less than $750,000 |
All enterprises |
% with turnover less than €750,000 |
Mining and Quarrying |
317 |
451 |
70.3% |
Manufacturing |
13,228 |
16,461 |
80.4% |
Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning |
434 |
663 |
65.5% |
Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities |
803 |
1,024 |
78.4% |
Construction |
53,594 |
59,175 |
90.6% |
Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles |
31,758 |
46,786 |
67.9% |
Transportation and Storage |
23,293 |
24,851 |
93.7% |
Accommodation and Food Service Activities |
16,399 |
19,418 |
84.5% |
Information and Communication |
14,301 |
16,418 |
87.1% |
Real Estate Activities |
15,276 |
15,788 |
96.8% |
Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities |
40,806 |
45,161 |
90.4% |
Administrative and Support Service Activities |
13,892 |
18,097 |
76.8% |
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation |
4,493 |
5,007 |
89.7% |
Other Service Activities |
15,916 |
16,166 |
98.5% |
All Enterprises |
244,510 |
285,466 |
85.7% |