Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 January 2017
1633. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons that accessed local enterprise offices, LEOs, for their services in all locations nationwide in each of the years 2014 to 2016; the number of staff employed in each location; the amount of funding each location has drawn down in each of the years 2014 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41539/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraGiven the wide range of the Local Enterprise Offices' remit, their engagement with their clients takes many forms: from drop-in visits; telephone calls; emails and meetings; to social media contacts via platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, among others. Data on the volume of all such client engagement is not currently available across the 31 individual LEOs.
However, in respect of key LEO services, data for 2014 and 2015 can be provided as set out in the tables below.
Table 1: Capital Grants Paid and Training and Mentoring Participants
|
- |
No. of Measure 1 Capital Grants Paid |
No. of Measure 1 Capital Grants Paid |
No. of Training Participants |
No. of Training Participants |
No. of Mentoring Participants |
No. of Mentoring Participants |
|
LEO |
2014 |
2015 |
2014 |
2015 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Carlow |
39 |
25 |
1,754 |
1296 |
98 |
114 |
|
Cavan |
24 |
28 |
492 |
665 |
50 |
56 |
|
Clare |
26 |
23 |
433 |
594 |
58 |
83 |
|
Cork City |
27 |
20 |
503 |
566 |
162 |
147 |
|
Cork North and West |
26 |
30 |
1,063 |
1158 |
442 |
510 |
|
Cork South |
35 |
32 |
758 |
1005 |
128 |
175 |
|
Donegal |
29 |
25 |
984 |
1311 |
36 |
32 |
|
Dublin City |
71 |
58 |
1,581 |
1759 |
1,059 |
1,560 |
|
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown |
50 |
36 |
1,302 |
1377 |
439 |
427 |
|
Fingal |
39 |
49 |
1,443 |
1504 |
825 |
766 |
|
South Dublin |
29 |
38 |
667 |
722 |
424 |
487 |
|
Galway |
21 |
24 |
490 |
532 |
62 |
38 |
|
Kerry |
26 |
31 |
837 |
1044 |
237 |
332 |
|
Kildare |
18 |
18 |
1,050 |
1008 |
311 |
411 |
|
Kilkenny |
35 |
27 |
693 |
828 |
273 |
335 |
|
Laois |
12 |
10 |
416 |
562 |
85 |
193 |
|
Leitrim |
22 |
23 |
386 |
339 |
102 |
107 |
|
Limerick |
47 |
63 |
873 |
1103 |
72 |
87 |
|
Longford |
36 |
28 |
367 |
331 |
87 |
73 |
|
Louth |
26 |
28 |
533 |
413 |
50 |
85 |
|
Mayo |
32 |
33 |
927 |
809 |
227 |
196 |
|
Meath |
22 |
28 |
304 |
460 |
360 |
416 |
|
Monaghan |
19 |
22 |
653 |
530 |
46 |
45 |
|
Offaly |
30 |
34 |
492 |
540 |
71 |
98 |
|
Roscommon |
17 |
12 |
290 |
493 |
171 |
231 |
|
Sligo |
35 |
32 |
415 |
374 |
91 |
152 |
|
Tipperary |
49 |
46 |
962 |
2106 |
91 |
193 |
|
Waterford |
69 |
53 |
410 |
589 |
311 |
171 |
|
Westmeath |
33 |
42 |
948 |
1086 |
77 |
99 |
|
Wexford |
38 |
27 |
1,136 |
942 |
113 |
101 |
|
Wicklow |
39 |
39 |
1,454 |
1139 |
332 |
455 |
|
TOTAL |
1,021 |
984 |
24,616 |
27185 |
6,890 |
8,175 |
Note: Data for 2016 are currently being finalised and are not yet available.
Table 2: Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Applications and Trading Online Vouchers Approved
|
- |
No. of IBYE Applications |
No. of IBYE Applications |
No. of IBYE Applications |
No. of Trading Online Vouchers Approved |
No. of Trading Online Vouchers Approved |
No. of Trading Online Vouchers Approved |
|
LEO |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 (to Mid-Oct)* |
|
Carlow |
27 |
40 |
27 |
18 |
29 |
17 |
|
Cavan |
19 |
34 |
43 |
6 |
12 |
12 |
|
Clare |
23 |
27 |
46 |
321 |
21 |
30 |
|
Cork City |
41 |
47 |
167 (3 Cork LEOs combined) |
19 |
30 |
15 |
|
Cork NWest |
22 |
43 |
167 (3 Cork LEOs combined) |
16 |
84 |
49 |
|
Cork South |
17 |
45 |
167 (3 Cork LEOs combined) |
16 |
76 |
39 |
|
Donegal |
36 |
59 |
65 |
28 |
34 |
16 |
|
Dublin City |
102 |
114 |
127 |
40 |
90 |
69 |
|
DLR |
30 |
52 |
72 |
30 |
92 |
47 |
|
Fingal |
60 |
53 |
110 |
53 |
48 |
25 |
|
South Dublin |
53 |
41 |
67 |
8 |
24 |
25 |
|
Galway |
52 |
63 |
128 |
6 |
24 |
51 |
|
Kerry |
24 |
68 |
78 |
33 |
73 |
71 |
|
Kildare |
32 |
52 |
54 |
28 |
45 |
19 |
|
Kilkenny |
26 |
25 |
37 |
26 |
41 |
20 |
|
Laois |
24 |
73 |
64 |
5 |
20 |
18 |
|
Leitrim |
19 |
16 |
35 |
22 |
15 |
15 |
|
Limerick |
29 |
35 |
60 |
25 |
52 |
51 |
|
Longford |
19 |
15 |
31 |
3 |
12 |
7 |
|
Louth |
31 |
65 |
76 |
14 |
28 |
33 |
|
Mayo |
41 |
51 |
61 |
12 |
22 |
17 |
|
Meath |
28 |
37 |
69 |
6 |
15 |
13 |
|
Monaghan |
18 |
29 |
44 |
2 |
22 |
19 |
|
Offaly |
18 |
34 |
36 |
6 |
24 |
12 |
|
Roscommon |
22 |
28 |
35 |
4 |
23 |
14 |
|
Sligo |
28 |
31 |
37 |
32 |
21 |
18 |
|
Tipperary |
29 |
43 |
47 |
20 |
43 |
26 |
|
Waterford |
34 |
47 |
46 |
29 |
32 |
41 |
|
Westmeath |
27 |
42 |
54 |
9 |
30 |
23 |
|
Wexford |
39 |
43 |
64 |
16 |
37 |
44 |
|
Wicklow |
49 |
43 |
57 |
50 |
82 |
49 |
|
TOTAL |
1019 |
1395 |
1837 |
590 |
1201 |
905 |
*Latest available data
Given the range of contact options, Enterprise Ireland has initiated a project to develop a single Customer Relationship Management System (CRMS) for use by all the LEOs. The aim of the CRMS project is to provide a more structured approach to contact management across all of the LEOs.
Details of the number of staff in each of the LEOs and the amount of current and capital funding drawn down in 2014, 2015 and 2016 to date are set out in Table 3 below.
Table 3: Staff Numbers and Funding Drawdowns
|
- |
Funding Drawn Down |
Funding Drawn Down |
Funding Drawn Down |
|
|
LEO |
No of Staff* |
2014 |
2015 |
2016* |
|
Carlow |
4 |
€639,473.48 |
€667,092.26 |
€704,306.77 |
|
Cavan |
4 |
€620,158.18 |
€616,135.00 |
€549,102.00 |
|
Clare |
3 |
€804,050.00 |
€639,191.00 |
€767,870.29 |
|
Cork City |
5 |
€682,557.46 |
€747,219.00 |
€798,603.00 |
|
Cork North and West |
6 |
€1,269,941.65 |
€1,185,717.00 |
€1,217,417.00 |
|
Cork South |
5 |
€1,093,458.89 |
€1,158,914.00 |
€1,175,469.00 |
|
Donegal |
5 |
€863,526.07 |
€710,835.00 |
€765,603.00 |
|
Dublin City |
10 |
€1,322,193.67 |
€1,143,267.00 |
€1,363,523.00 |
|
South Dublin |
6 |
€845,348.20 |
€814,051.00 |
€925,626.00 |
|
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown |
6 |
€1,224,551.24 |
€813,914.00 |
€861,944.00 |
|
Fingal |
7 |
€906,824.44 |
€951,020.00 |
€1,009,685.00 |
|
Galway |
5 |
€917,993.00 |
€823,759.08 |
€765,615.00 |
|
Kerry |
7 |
€985,962.75 |
€926,618.00 |
€789,160.00 |
|
Kildare |
4 |
€756,848.00 |
€683,709.00 |
€805,095.00 |
|
Kilkenny |
4 |
€789,371.59 |
€777,715.00 |
€760,681.00 |
|
Laois |
3 |
€674,790.28 |
€649,010.00 |
€583,423.00 |
|
Leitrim |
5 |
€699,971.72 |
€696,594.46 |
€672,792.00 |
|
Limerick |
5 |
€1,423,118.55 |
€1,329,407.00 |
€1,163,392.00 |
|
Longford |
3 |
€705,383.10 |
€651,914.00 |
€541,507.00 |
|
Louth |
5 |
€717,614.75 |
€668,247.00 |
€656,200.00 |
|
Mayo |
5 |
€839,383.00 |
€775,072.00 |
€864,405.00 |
|
Meath |
5 |
€711,092.00 |
€456,292.00 |
€743,898.00 |
|
Monaghan |
3 |
€768,177.03 |
€711,200.79 |
€667,022.00 |
|
Offaly |
4 |
€764,611.56 |
€630,408.00 |
€671,587.16 |
|
Roscommon |
4 |
€670,858.00 |
€623,381.00 |
€587,251.00 |
|
Sligo |
4 |
€776,187.00 |
€892,576.00 |
€964,352.00 |
|
Tipperary |
7 |
€1,348,560.82 |
€1,113,205.00 |
€1,198,741.00 |
|
Waterford |
7 |
€1,053,565.74 |
€1,000,666.00 |
€1,037,795.31 |
|
Westmeath |
5 |
€931,494.10 |
€806,009.00 |
€951,990.00 |
|
Wexford |
4 |
€833,164.09 |
€729,246.00 |
€769,403.00 |
|
Wicklow |
5 |
€930,979.31 |
€848,409.55 |
€803,356.00 |
|
TOTAL |
155 |
€27,571,209.67 |
€25,240,794.14 |
€26,136,814.53 |
*Provisional as at 31st December 2016. On foot of agreement with Enterprise Ireland and the Local Authorities, staffing in the LEOs will increase in the early part of 2017.
