Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 February 2023
102. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide the most recent annual data including 2022 on the level of Údarás na Gaeltachta-supported jobs by county respectively, the number of additional jobs created since the formation of the Government on 27 June 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4916/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn order to fulfill its reporting and planning requirements, Údaras na Gaeltachta gathers employment figures annually to end of October.
According to Údarás na Gaeltachta, research conducted by ABSEI of Údarás client-companies in which ten or more employees were employed in 2021 demonstrated that Gaeltacht businesses had a significant positive economic impact. The organisation's client companies had estimated total sales of €1.04b in 2021, of which 60% was export sales, the first time that Údarás client-company sales have exceeded the €1bn threshold.
Údarás reports that Gaeltacht employment remained stable in 2022, with significant growth in several important sectors. There were 8,235 jobs in companies that received support from Údarás na Gaeltachta at the end of 2022, compared to 8,084 in 2021. Employment numbers for 2022 and 2021 are reported based on full-time and other classification whereas the employment numbers for 2020 are reported on a full-time equivalent basis.
According to the end of year statement recently published by an tÚdarás, 945 new full-time positions were created in Údarás na Gaeltachta client companies in 2022. When the number of jobs lost are accounted for, there was a net gain of 151 full time jobs on the previous year.
The table below provided by An tÚdarás presents a breakdown by county of the level of supported jobs in Údarás na Gaeltachta client companies:
|
Gaeltacht County |
Donegal |
Mayo |
Galway |
Meath |
Kerry |
Cork |
Waterford |
Total |
|
Employment in 2022 |
2,426 |
745 |
3,222 |
213 |
755 |
695 |
177 |
8,235 |
|
Employment in 2021 |
2,369 |
701 |
3,275 |
198 |
672 |
711 |
156 |
8,084 |
|
Employment in 2020 * |
2,168 |
604 |
2,955 |
215 |
611 |
664 |
146 |
7,363 |
*Fulltime equivalent
The table below provides a breakdown by county of the number of additional jobs created in Údarás na Gaeltachta client companies:
|
Gaeltacht County |
Donegal |
Mayo |
Galway |
Meath |
Kerry |
Cork |
Waterford |
Total |
|
2022 |
317 |
111 |
278 |
42 |
142 |
34 |
21 |
945 |
|
2021 |
286 |
98 |
337 |
20 |
33 |
45 |
6 |
825 |
|
2020 * |
114 |
45 |
182 |
7 |
32 |
23 |
24 |
427 |
*Fulltime equivalent
