Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 October 2020
91. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new enterprises in manufacturing and services sectors in which a woman is chief executive; the extent to which this number has fluctuated in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30884/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) collects primary data on entrepreneurship across countries including Ireland.
In the 2019 GEM report 'Entrepreneurship in Ireland 2019', new business owners are defined as those who have started a new business between January 2016 and June 2019 and have paid salaries for at least three months. These entrepreneurs at least part own and continue to manage the new business. Over this period there were approximately 127,100 new business owners in Ireland. Approximately 68% (or 86,400) were male and 32% (or 40,700) were female. In 2018, these proportions were 61% male and 39% female.
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report for Ireland is available at the following link:
https://www.gemireland.com/
