Richard Bruton
Ceist:154. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA jobs created in 2020 and 2021 for each local authority area in tabular form. [2732/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 20 January 2022
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Freagraí scríofa
IDA Ireland reported a record-breaking year for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) employment in 2021, with total employment in IDA client companies now standing at 275,384, up from 258,558 last year. Growth in the regions was particularly buoyant with 53% - 133 projects of the 249 investments won going to regional locations and employment growth recorded in every region of the country.
Job losses remained at a relatively modest level relative to the size of the overall portfolio resulting in an extremely strong net employment growth, with a 16,826 net increase.
The strong growth in regional investment was supported by IDA Ireland’s property programme. A robust property and infrastructure ecosystem can be the key differentiator in winning FDI projects, as evidenced by the record regional results achieved under IDA’s Winning 2015-2019 strategy.
The 2021 figures show a pattern of sustained, robust growth in FDI investment and FDI-related employment over a continuous period of more than ten-years. The results in 2021 represent a strong start to IDA’s new 2021-2024 strategy, Driving Recovery and Sustainable Growth, which seeks to further enhance FDI’s place at the centre of a resilient, sustainable, and inclusive Irish economy.
The number of IDA jobs created in 2020 and 2021 for each Local Authority area is not available, however the number of jobs created by County is shown in the table below:
|
County |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Cavan |
30 |
94 |
|
Donegal |
39 |
1,360 |
|
Leitrim |
50 |
129 |
|
Monaghan |
92 |
30 |
|
Sligo |
288 |
387 |
|
Dublin |
12,202 |
15,153 |
|
Kildare |
919 |
609 |
|
Louth |
355 |
558 |
|
Meath |
212 |
130 |
|
Wicklow |
217 |
69 |
|
Clare |
821 |
650 |
|
Limerick |
787 |
1,140 |
|
Tipperary |
167 |
346 |
|
Laois |
42 |
21 |
|
Longford |
49 |
186 |
|
Offaly |
109 |
151 |
|
Westmeath |
179 |
381 |
|
Carlow |
115 |
178 |
|
Kilkenny |
91 |
133 |
|
Waterford |
449 |
777 |
|
Wexford |
209 |
285 |
|
Cork |
4,065 |
3,416 |
|
Kerry |
69 |
50 |
|
Galway |
1,469 |
2,536 |
|
Mayo |
271 |
178 |
|
Roscommon |
120 |
110 |