The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the “first-stop-shop” for providing advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports to those wishing to start or grow their own business at local level.
The LEOs:
- provide a sign-posting service to all relevant State supports
- offer direct grant aid to micro-enterprises (up to 10 employees) in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sector which, over time, have the potential to develop into strong export entities
- offer “soft” supports in the form of training and mentoring, and
- assist with loan applications to Micro Finance Ireland.
Details of total full-time and part-time jobs in LEO-supported clients from 2014-2016 are shown in the following table.
Please note that overall employment in the LEO client portfolio adjusts from year to year due to transfers in/out of the portfolio to Enterprise Ireland, in addition to the changes arising from jobs directly created and lost by LEO client companies.
LEO
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
Carlow
|
1152
|
1029
|
1092
|
Cavan
|
1049
|
1110
|
1162
|
Clare
|
1346
|
1433
|
1110
|
Cork City
|
656
|
696
|
633
|
Cork North & West
|
785
|
1274
|
977
|
Cork South
|
1277
|
847
|
1393
|
Donegal
|
1223
|
1132
|
1358
|
Dublin City
|
1431
|
1572
|
1670
|
Dublin DLR
|
1304
|
1271
|
1308
|
Dublin Fingal
|
562
|
723
|
831
|
South Dublin
|
1146
|
1105
|
1230
|
Galway
|
882
|
900
|
962
|
Kerry
|
1794
|
1881
|
1962
|
Kildare
|
683
|
770
|
881
|
Kilkenny
|
1154
|
1278
|
1500
|
Laois
|
384
|
451
|
485
|
Leitrim
|
388
|
378
|
422
|
Limerick
|
1292
|
1475
|
1856
|
Longford
|
899
|
985
|
1061
|
Louth
|
656
|
729
|
780
|
Mayo
|
1060
|
1141
|
1239
|
Meath
|
806
|
876
|
927
|
Monaghan
|
904
|
806
|
903
|
Offaly
|
931
|
887
|
921
|
Roscommon
|
641
|
666
|
704
|
Sligo
|
1103
|
1083
|
1095
|
Tipperary
|
1377
|
1319
|
1437
|
Waterford
|
1515
|
1721
|
1469
|
Westmeath
|
1284
|
1299
|
1375
|
Wexford
|
1070
|
1167
|
1192
|
Wicklow
|
572
|
588
|
699
|
Total
|
31326
|
32592
|
34634
|