Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 4 Jul 2001

Vol. 540 No. 2

Written Answers. - Industrial Development.

Seymour Crawford

Ceist:

89 Mr. Crawford asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs established in each of the six Border counties in the past four years; if she is satisfied that sufficient efforts have been made to establish industry on the IDA site on the Armagh Road outside Monaghan town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20426/01]

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Ms Harney)

The provision of jobs in any area is a day to day matter for the industrial development agencies, and not one for which I as Minister have a function.

In relation to job creation by the industrial development agencies – IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the county enterprise boards – in each of the six Border counties over the past four years, details are provided in the attached tables which I am circulating with the official report.

The availability of an advance factory is critical in securing a job creation project for Monaghan. IDA Ireland has secured planning permission for the construction of a 25,000 square foot factory and has recently invited tenders from private developers to finance and build this facility on the Monaghan Business Park site in Monaghan town. IDA's objective is to secure a client for this factory at the earliest date. IDA Ireland is also finalising the sale of a three acre site to Monaghan County Enterprise Board to encourage investment in teleservices and software development type operations as part of the Armagh-Monaghan digital corridor initiative.

Enterprise Ireland's north east regional office has had a number of meetings with IDA in relation to allocating EI clients space on the IDA estate at Armagh Road in Monaghan town, including clients wishing to expand or relocate in Monaghan. Enterprise Ireland is also participating with Monaghan County Enterprise Board in the development of an Armagh-Monaghan digital corridor project to be based on the Knockaconny Site.

IDA Ireland

Border area gross gains in employment:

	1997	1998	1999	2000	Total
Cavan	108	49	35	34	226
Donegal	80	54	67	276	477
Leitrim	33	17	73	6	129
Louth	406	162	351	1178	2,097
Monaghan	28	24	0	20	72
Sligo	166	241	83	193	683
Total	821	547	609	1707	3,684

Enterprise Ireland

Cavan

Year	Full Time Jobs	Gains	Losses	Change
1997	3,204	228	171	57
1998	3,402	362	164	198
1999	3,671	407	138	269
2000	3,750	346	267	79

Donegal

Year	Full Time Jobs	Gains	Losses	Change
1997	3,787	254	285	31
1998	3,931	366	222	144
1999	3,911	419	439	20
2000	3,753	338	496	158

Leitrim

Year	Full Time Jobs	Gains	Losses	Change
1997	1,024	289	71	218
1998	1,057	77	44	33
1999	1,028	89	118	29
2000	1,061	83	50	33

Louth

Year	Full Time Jobs	Gains	Losses	Change
1997	5,776	559	439	120
1998	5,973	591	394	197
1999	5,912	397	458	61
2000	5,562	280	630	350

Monaghan

Year	Full Time Jobs	Gains	Losses	Change
1997	4,223	294	195	99
1998	4,538	460	145	315
1999	4,590	447	395	52
2000	4,646	325	269	56

Sligo

Year	Full Time Jobs	Gains	Losses	Change
1997	1,746	133	78	55
1998	1,711	109	144	35
1999	1,856	189	44	145
2000	1,880	115	91	24

County Enterprise Boards

County EnterpriseBoards	1997			1998			1999			2000
	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time
Cavan	82	34	86	25	153	31	69	26
Donegal	103	19	64	0	56	11	51	24
Leitrim	58	0	54	19	65	6	110	21
Louth	98	0	200	0	240	11	57	01
Monaghan	61	51	60	31	179	3	141	29.5
Sligo	74	83	107	29	40	16	7	45