Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 June 2012
277 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of jobs created by Enterprise Ireland and the Industrial Development Agency sponsored companies in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26247/12]
Amharc ar fhreagra280 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the projected number of jobs created by the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland backed companies in 2012; the projection for 2012 this time last year; the projection for 2013; the numbers created in each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26537/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 277 and 280 together.
Figures in respect of the number of jobs created in firms assisted by IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland are published each year in the Annual Report for those agencies and are available on the websiteswww.idaireland.ie and www.enterprise-ireland.com respectively. In 2011, 11,594 jobs were created in IDA Ireland assisted companies and 9,038 were created in Enterprise Ireland assisted companies.
In 2012, the projection for new jobs to be created in IDA Ireland assisted companies is 12,500 and the projection for new jobs to be created in Enterprise Ireland assisted companies is 10,300. These projections are broadly similar to those made for 2012 at this time last year.
The Government's Action Plan for Jobs has set a target of supporting the creation of 100,000 net new jobs over the period 2012 to 2016, with the longer term objective of having 2 million people at work by 2020. I recently announced the progress which has been made in this regard so far this year. Meanwhile, I am already getting suggestions and proposals in relation to preparing the Action Plan for 2013, which I am examining and will bring to Government later this year.
