Bernard J. Durkan
Ceist:209 Mr. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created on a monthly basis in 1997 and 2002; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4763/03]
Written Answers. - Job Creation.
The issue of job creation is a day-to-day operational issue for the industrial development agencies and is one in which I have no direct function. Job creation figures for those agencies are gathered on an annual basis through Forfás and are not collected on a monthly basis. A tabular statement, based on figures supplied through Forfás, of gross job gains by those agencies – Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Shannon Development, and Enterprise Boards – for the years 1997 to 2002 follows.
|
Year |
Gross job gains |
|
1997 |
42,738 |
|
1998 |
43,110 |
|
1999 |
48,071 |
|
2000 |
55,359 |
|
2001 |
39,723 |
|
2002 |
35,263 |