Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
421. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the most recent annual data (including 2023) on the level of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56970/23]
View answerIt is positive to see Enterprise Ireland (EI) supported companies recording jobs growth for the third year in a row and that employment in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland is now at its highest ever level at over 225,000 people. The latest job figures show employment increased across all economic sectors for Enterprise Ireland supported companies. In total, 15,530 new jobs were created in 2023 by companies assisted by EI.
Balanced regional development is being achieved in terms of both new jobs created and total employment: 68% of new jobs created in EI clients in 2023 were in companies located outside the Dublin region. It is also welcome to note the particularly strong performance of regions outside of Dublin such as the West region (+5%), the North-East region (+5%) and the North-West region (+4%).
Enterprise Ireland surveys its portfolio of clients annually to collect employment data and this data is supplied in the following table.
|
County |
No of Companies |
2023 Total Employment |
|
Carlow |
68 |
3,916 |
|
Cavan |
70 |
6,942 |
|
Clare |
100 |
5,184 |
|
Cork |
467 |
25,769 |
|
Donegal |
98 |
3,479 |
|
Dublin |
1744 |
74,681 |
|
Galway |
234 |
9,104 |
|
Kerry |
90 |
4,973 |
|
Kildare |
158 |
9,436 |
|
Kilkenny |
82 |
5,630 |
|
Laois |
39 |
1,867 |
|
Leitrim |
16 |
880 |
|
Limerick |
178 |
8,924 |
|
Longford |
27 |
2,392 |
|
Louth |
130 |
6,744 |
|
Mayo |
103 |
6,004 |
|
Meath |
150 |
7,898 |
|
Monaghan |
81 |
6,709 |
|
Offaly |
52 |
4,091 |
|
Roscommon |
30 |
1,671 |
|
Sligo |
51 |
2,308 |
|
Tipperary |
99 |
6,742 |
|
Waterford |
98 |
7,580 |
|
Westmeath |
73 |
3,178 |
|
Wexford |
85 |
5,710 |
|
Wicklow |
128 |
3,683 |
|
Grand Total |
4451 |
225,495 |
