Enterprise Ireland

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 January 2017

Thursday, 19 January 2017

Ceisteanna (304)

Niall Collins

Ceist:

304. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of Enterprise Ireland clients on a county basis and in the case of Dublin, a breakdown between Dublin city, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and south Dublin, for 2014, 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2493/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Enterprise Ireland supports companies in every region of Ireland to start, scale and remain competitive on international markets. Enterprise Ireland uses a developmental approach across all aspects of its clients’ needs, including business development, sales and marketing capabilities, innovation and R&D activity, technology development, continuous competitiveness and lean improvements, leadership and management development and access to finance.

Recognising the diversity of the Enterprise Ireland client base, supports are tailored to reflect companies’ stage of development. This ensures that all of its clients, from Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups, to exporting SMEs and scaling companies, can access the appropriate supports to help them to create and sustain jobs.

In 2016, Enterprise Ireland supported companies employed 201,108 people. Within this, 19,244 new jobs were created resulting in a net gain of 9,117 jobs, after job losses are taken into account. 

Table 1 provides a breakdown of Enterprise Ireland supported companies by County for 2014, 2015 and 2016. 

Table 2 provides a breakdown of Enterprise Ireland supported companies in Dublin. 

Table 1: Breakdown of Enterprise Ireland supported companies by County for 2014, 2015 and 2016.

County	2014	2015	2016
Carlow	84	85	86
Cavan	80	78	79
Clare	146	139	143
Cork	598	599	580
Donegal	144	142	139
Dublin	2081	2073	2104
Galway	253	246	257
Kerry	119	117	114
Kildare	182	174	182
Kilkenny	108	111	114
Laois	55	56	54
Leitrim	35	33	29
Limerick	242	240	245
Longford	46	45	49
Louth	159	156	156
Mayo	113	110	114
Meath	159	164	168
Monaghan	107	107	106
Offaly	70	67	67
Roscommon	53	51	53
Sligo	76	69	69
Tipperary North Riding	49	52	50
Tipperary South Riding	69	70	67
Waterford	134	135	138
Westmeath	103	100	99
Wexford	123	123	123
Wicklow	165	163	166
Grand Total	5553	5505	5551

Table 2: Breakdown of Enterprise Ireland supported companies in Dublin in 2014, 2015 and 2016 

Dublin Borough	2014	2015	2016
Dublin City	1084	1089	1109
Dublin Fingal	276	282	281
Dublin South County	325	336	350
Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown	390	366	364
Balance*	6
Dublin Total	2081	2073	2104

*Balance: This figure represents companies who were in Dublin in 2014 when the survey was conducted, but have now moved to various locations throughout the country.