Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 February 2024
116. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of LEO sponsored companies per county; and the number of jobs in LEO sponsored companies, by county, in tabular form. [6738/24]
View answerThis Government is committed to backing business and will continue to work closely with small businesses to support their growth, help them to find new markets, create jobs and take on the twin challenges of decarbonisation and digitalisation. The Local Enterprise Offices have a key role to play here.
The recently announced results of the Local Enterprise Offices Annual Employment Survey are very positive. Last year, the LEOs financially assisted a portfolio of 7,167 small businesses, that account for 38,726 jobs across the country. This is the highest recorded number since the establishment of the LEOs and represents a 10th year of consecutive jobs growth. In 2023, LEO supported companies created 6,640 new jobs, with a net gain of 2,131 jobs.
82% of the new jobs created by Local Enterprise Office companies in 2023 were located outside of Dublin. This shows again how vital the LEOs are to the development of our indigenous enterprises and is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the staff of the 31 Local Enterprise Offices.
The net jobs gain in employment by LEO Client companies of 2,131 accounts for any loses from company amalgamation, transfers from LEOs to Enterprise Ireland and those that cease trading.
The figures accounted for in these results are only LEO clients that have received financial grant assistance from their LEO and does not measure small businesses and their associated jobs that have received training, mentoring or other supports such as the Trading Online Voucher, Green for Business, Lean for Business or Digital for Business.
The Local Enterprise Office Annual Employment Survey results for 2023 are set out in the table below:
|
County |
No. of Clients |
Gross Jobs (FT + OT) |
Total Gains |
Net Jobs |
|
Carlow |
208 |
1005 |
140 |
1 |
|
Cavan |
171 |
1442 |
165 |
64 |
|
Clare |
229 |
1393 |
188 |
62 |
|
Cork |
630 |
3268 |
714 |
244 |
|
Donegal |
259 |
1539 |
321 |
78 |
|
Dublin |
1223 |
5718 |
1003 |
394 |
|
Galway |
259 |
1240 |
174 |
52 |
|
Kerry |
242 |
1219 |
207 |
65 |
|
Kildare |
268 |
1309 |
271 |
17 |
|
Kilkenny |
188 |
1100 |
168 |
53 |
|
Laois |
141 |
777 |
143 |
40 |
|
Leitrim |
155 |
472 |
82 |
26 |
|
Limerick |
313 |
2049 |
453 |
238 |
|
Longford |
268 |
1355 |
154 |
50 |
|
Louth |
212 |
911 |
154 |
26 |
|
Mayo |
195 |
1222 |
234 |
23 |
|
Meath |
258 |
1383 |
216 |
13 |
|
Monaghan |
168 |
1015 |
140 |
78 |
|
Offaly |
206 |
1177 |
235 |
10 |
|
Roscommon |
171 |
1007 |
135 |
26 |
|
Sligo |
193 |
982 |
117 |
37 |
|
Tipperary |
266 |
1578 |
370 |
96 |
|
Waterford |
280 |
1237 |
185 |
47 |
|
Westmeath |
269 |
1600 |
208 |
145 |
|
Wexford |
234 |
1954 |
329 |
177 |
|
Wicklow |
161 |
774 |
134 |
69 |
|
Grand Total |
7167 |
38726 |
6640 |
2131 |
