I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the following numbers of individuals and companies were recorded as ceased trading on their records during the period Feb 2009-Jan 2010, as requested by the Deputy:
County
|
Individuals
|
Companies
|
CARLOW
|
163
|
36
|
CAVAN
|
109
|
46
|
CLARE
|
231
|
64
|
CORK
|
1,144
|
396
|
DONEGAL
|
479
|
109
|
DUBLIN
|
3,183
|
1,657
|
GALWAY
|
503
|
167
|
KERRY
|
280
|
105
|
KILDARE
|
548
|
195
|
KILKENNY
|
190
|
57
|
LAOIS
|
158
|
40
|
LEITRIM
|
41
|
11
|
LIMERICK
|
373
|
135
|
LONGFORD
|
39
|
13
|
LOUTH
|
293
|
91
|
MAYO
|
335
|
84
|
MEATH
|
429
|
168
|
MONAGHAN
|
124
|
49
|
OFFALY
|
182
|
49
|
ROSCOMMON
|
111
|
19
|
SLIGO
|
84
|
20
|
TIPPERARY
|
362
|
99
|
WATERFORD
|
309
|
69
|
WESTMEATH
|
186
|
56
|
WEXFORD
|
476
|
97
|
WICKLOW
|
351
|
124
|
Total
|
10,683
|
3,956
|
The Commissioners advise that the figures should be treated with some caution as, based on past experience, there tends to be a time lag between date of cessation and notification to Revenue.
Businesses cease for many reasons, including trading conditions, retirement of the proprietors, death, formation of partnership or incorporation into Limited Company in the case of a sole trader.