Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 January 2019
150. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the investment and jobs created by Enterprise Ireland in each of the years 2014 to 2018, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4530/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraEnterprise Ireland (EI) supports companies in urban and rural areas to start, innovate and remain competitive in international markets, now and into the future. In 2018 EI client companies reported strong employment performance with 215,207 people employed in companies supported by the agency and 18,846 new jobs created. The number of jobs supported by EI and the payments given to EI companies are detailed in the following tables.
Table 1: Total employment in EI supported companies by county 2014 to 2018
|
County |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
Carlow |
2,691 |
2,852 |
2,973 |
3,034 |
3,221 |
|
Cavan |
4,663 |
4,905 |
5,221 |
5,451 |
5,842 |
|
Clare |
3,271 |
3,255 |
3,444 |
3,709 |
4,102 |
|
Cork |
22,609 |
23,955 |
24,936 |
25,975 |
23,902 |
|
Donegal |
3,302 |
3,567 |
3,581 |
3,552 |
3,818 |
|
Dublin |
61,203 |
66,866 |
70,365 |
72,461 |
76,815 |
|
Galway |
6,823 |
7,278 |
7,294 |
8,103 |
8,091 |
|
Kerry |
4,314 |
4,678 |
4,677 |
4,866 |
4,727 |
|
Kildare |
7,512 |
8,308 |
8,632 |
9,134 |
8,923 |
|
Kilkenny |
3,605 |
3,921 |
4,167 |
4,276 |
4,549 |
|
Laois |
1,179 |
1,297 |
1,385 |
1,473 |
1,527 |
|
Leitrim |
722 |
820 |
922 |
559 |
607 |
|
Limerick |
7,013 |
6,777 |
7,954 |
8,269 |
9,553 |
|
Longford |
2,360 |
2,628 |
2,886 |
2,970 |
2,979 |
|
Louth |
5,434 |
5,600 |
5,819 |
6,121 |
5,923 |
|
Mayo |
3,784 |
3,667 |
3,856 |
4,118 |
4,692 |
|
Meath |
6,658 |
6,855 |
7,007 |
7,302 |
7,135 |
|
Monaghan |
4,539 |
4,819 |
5,168 |
5,366 |
5,626 |
|
Offaly |
3,452 |
3,794 |
3,941 |
4,281 |
4,307 |
|
Roscommon |
1,560 |
1,686 |
1,688 |
1,776 |
1,764 |
|
Sligo |
1,853 |
1,723 |
1,546 |
1,733 |
1,916 |
|
Tipperary |
4,917 |
5,264 |
5,352 |
5,907 |
5,921 |
|
Waterford |
5,060 |
5,561 |
5,721 |
6,359 |
6,849 |
|
Westmeath |
3,436 |
3,548 |
3,653 |
3,741 |
3,536 |
|
Wexford |
4,484 |
4,696 |
4,816 |
4,670 |
4,674 |
|
Wicklow |
3,628 |
3,903 |
4,104 |
4,132 |
4,208 |
|
Total |
180,072 |
192,223 |
201,108 |
209,338 |
215,207 |
Source: Corresponding Year's Annual Employment survey results 2014 – 2018
Table 2: EI Payments to Client Companies by County 2014 to 2018
|
County |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
Carlow |
€1,065,648 |
€1,270,387 |
€1,789,646 |
€1,118,817 |
€856,501 |
|
Cavan |
€2,159,893 |
€3,852,200 |
€5,491,945 |
€2,509,330 |
€3,864,594 |
|
Clare |
€1,629,586 |
€1,575,122 |
€1,814,188 |
€3,490,451 |
€1,711,261 |
|
Cork |
€10,358,287 |
€10,027,253 |
€12,428,944 |
€9,630,852 |
€8,258,735 |
|
Donegal |
€1,057,850 |
€2,091,993 |
€549,804 |
€1,738,720 |
€1,306,644 |
|
Dublin |
€33,795,874 |
€27,382,088 |
€35,104,063 |
€34,113,688 |
€32,090,000 |
|
Galway |
€4,264,258 |
€3,671,039 |
€4,408,207 |
€4,678,283 |
€5,050,853 |
|
Kerry |
€2,370,472 |
€2,426,203 |
€3,179,274 |
€2,683,363 |
€2,471,050 |
|
Kildare |
€2,678,039 |
€2,819,471 |
€5,554,222 |
€3,567,276 |
€4,131,644 |
|
Kilkenny |
€6,210,766 |
€5,907,993 |
€1,954,707 |
€2,943,649 |
€2,593,097 |
|
Laois |
€446,685 |
€763,516 |
€892,958 |
€345,759 |
€561,312 |
|
Leitrim |
€651,679 |
€644,222 |
€275,037 |
€142,319 |
€350,560 |
|
Limerick |
€3,108,803 |
€2,409,749 |
€3,298,041 |
€3,475,348 |
€4,297,737 |
|
Longford |
€717,967 |
€2,751,123 |
€1,004,560 |
€1,076,148 |
€4,000,876 |
|
Louth |
€1,603,265 |
€4,396,281 |
€5,569,603 |
€4,063,517 |
€3,079,928 |
|
Mayo |
€1,803,125 |
€1,210,388 |
€1,763,754 |
€5,021,555 |
€1,034,750 |
|
Meath |
€2,679,331 |
€2,205,442 |
€1,971,375 |
€1,177,941 |
€996,976 |
|
Monaghan |
€2,409,719 |
€2,476,380 |
€2,714,246 |
€7,191,630 |
€2,088,998 |
|
Offaly |
€543,232 |
€564,153 |
€920,548 |
€1,408,973 |
€1,031,220 |
|
Roscommon |
€408,337 |
€366,826 |
€844,931 |
€1,524,042 |
€121,099 |
|
Sligo |
€619,865 |
€468,224 |
€1,041,235 |
€981,489 |
€758,406 |
|
Tipperary |
€4,064,697 |
€5,447,999 |
€1,728,842 |
€2,507,610 |
€2,243,651 |
|
Waterford |
€2,944,665 |
€3,928,310 |
€866,677 |
€1,269,362 |
€1,732,163 |
|
Westmeath |
€1,082,298 |
€1,424,046 |
€1,537,281 |
€1,162,769 |
€1,226,009 |
|
Wexford |
€1,085,693 |
€2,204,820 |
€936,154 |
€2,136,312 |
€4,716,005 |
|
Wicklow |
€1,299,971 |
€1,899,864 |
€1,970,730 |
€1,740,122 |
€3,944,132 |
|
Grand Total |
€91,060,005 |
€94,185,093 |
€99,610,972 |
€101,699,324 |
€94,518,201 |
Note: (Payments Report excludes infrastructural clients, recipients of Employment Subsidy Schemes I and II, Community Enterprise Centres and Shannon Free Zone transfer companies, Innovation Partnerships & Innovation Vouchers).
