Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 February 2023
46. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the most recent annual data including 2022 on the level of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs by county, in tabular form; the number of additional jobs created in each county since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4910/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe latest job figures show employment increased across all economic sectors for Enterprise Ireland supported companies. In total, 19,660 new jobs were created in 2022 by companies assisted by EI. Total employment by companies assisted by Enterprise Ireland in 2022 was 218,178, an increase of 5% on the 2021 outturn and 68% of these jobs are outside Dublin.
Balanced regional development is being achieved in terms of both new jobs created and total employment. More than 147,000 people outside of the Dublin region are now employed by Enterprise Ireland client companies, making an enormous contribution to local economies and communities.
The Government’s target to have a record 2.5 million people employed by 2024 has already been exceeded. Enterprise Ireland has also exceeded its own employment target for 2022.
Enterprise Ireland surveys its’ portfolio of clients annually to collect employment data. This survey occurs over October/November each year. It is not possible to give employment gains from a specific date, in this instance 27 June 2020. However, employment gains from the year ended 2020, 2021 and 2022 is supplied in the table below.
|
County |
2020 Total Job Gains |
2021 Total Job Gains |
2022 Total Job Gains |
2020 Total Employment |
2021 Total Employment |
2022 Total Employment |
|
Carlow |
319 |
524 |
275 |
3,171 |
3,500 |
3,815 |
|
Cavan |
280 |
338 |
310 |
6,045 |
6,506 |
6,534 |
|
Clare |
493 |
545 |
594 |
4,372 |
4,286 |
5,266 |
|
Cork |
2,309 |
2,344 |
2,091 |
25,706 |
24,962 |
25,585 |
|
Donegal |
261 |
370 |
210 |
4,148 |
4,209 |
4,308 |
|
Dublin |
6,216 |
6,547 |
7,026 |
77,352 |
66,704 |
70,785 |
|
Galway |
555 |
1,056 |
982 |
8,369 |
8,122 |
8,651 |
|
Kerry |
206 |
434 |
466 |
4,697 |
4,598 |
4,874 |
|
Kildare |
372 |
507 |
597 |
9,154 |
9,098 |
9,270 |
|
Kilkenny |
255 |
588 |
560 |
4,784 |
4,960 |
4,908 |
|
Laois |
201 |
198 |
87 |
1,849 |
1,886 |
1,924 |
|
Leitrim |
23 |
87 |
30 |
585 |
622 |
834 |
|
Limerick |
890 |
975 |
853 |
9,774 |
9,141 |
8,736 |
|
Longford |
190 |
129 |
147 |
2,959 |
2,262 |
2,223 |
|
Louth |
459 |
745 |
613 |
6,372 |
6,521 |
6,369 |
|
Mayo |
247 |
502 |
481 |
4,888 |
4,862 |
5,288 |
|
Meath |
532 |
739 |
816 |
7,845 |
7,510 |
7,943 |
|
Monaghan |
244 |
548 |
435 |
5,548 |
5,579 |
6,255 |
|
Offaly |
176 |
350 |
264 |
4,172 |
4,249 |
4,260 |
|
Roscommon |
81 |
154 |
144 |
1,754 |
1,684 |
1,619 |
|
Sligo |
116 |
371 |
150 |
1,992 |
1,966 |
2,116 |
|
Tipperary |
638 |
753 |
464 |
6,556 |
6,287 |
6,542 |
|
Waterford |
807 |
647 |
931 |
6,208 |
6,519 |
7,502 |
|
Westmeath |
185 |
261 |
297 |
3,296 |
3,019 |
3,099 |
|
Wexford |
232 |
355 |
535 |
5,114 |
5,024 |
5,580 |
|
Wicklow |
209 |
275 |
302 |
3,903 |
3,818 |
3,892 |
|
Grand Total |
16,496 |
20,342 |
19,660 |
220,613 |
207,894* |
218,178 |
*In line with Enterprise Ireland’s new strategy, a revision of the population of companies included in the Annual Employment Survey was undertaken, including companies recently acquired or those whose strategy or need to engage with Enterprise Ireland had changed. As a result, the changes to the baseline survey population reduced the total employment in Enterprise Ireland client companies and is reflected in the tables above.
