Written answers
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Job Creation Data
Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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306. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created per month over the past 24 months broken down per sector and per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50274/13]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The Central Statistics Office does not compile statistics on jobs created on a monthly, sectoral or county basis. Appendix 1, accompanying this reply, sets out details of persons over 15 years of age employed in the main economic sectors throughout the country.
As regards the Enterprise Development Agencies which operate under the aegis of my Department, I have provided in Appendices 2, 3, and 4, accompanying this reply, the employment details, including jobs created, since 2011 in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and the County and City Enterprise Boards. As these figures are compiled on an annualised basis, the figures for 2013 will be available in the early part of 2014. The latest Central Statistics Office figures show that employment increased by 3.2% or 58,000 in the year to Quarter 3 2013, bringing total employment to 1,899,300. We have now moved from a situation where the private sector was losing over 7,000 jobs per month before this Government came to office, to the present situation where it is creating close to 3,000 jobs per month.
As I highlighted in my Budget 2014 , Press Release on 15 October, I expect that more than 48,000 new jobs will be created in 2014 as a result of support from my Department to the Enterprise Development Agencies. Enterprise Ireland and IDA are targeting the creation of a total of 24,000 gross new jobs in supported companies during 2014 as a result of financial supports allocated under today’s Budget. Based on a conservative calculation of standard multiplier effects, this will result in the creation of more than 20,000 additional jobs elsewhere in the economy through supply companies and support services. The CEBs/LEOs are expected to support the creation of a further 4,500 jobs in 2014.
Through the implementation of the Government’s annual Action Plan for Jobs process, I am determined to continue the transition to a sustainable economy, through growing our exports, and creating the jobs we need. Central to the Action Plan is ensuring greater access for Irish companies to real opportunities to break into new markets, grow their exports and create much needed jobs for this economy. I am currently preparing the 2014 Action Plan on behalf of the Government and we will continue, through that process, to build on the success of the actions we have taken over the last two years.
Appendix 1
Persons aged over 15 employed by Sector
Person aged 15 years and over in Employment (Thousand) by Sex, NACE Rev2 Economic Sector and Quarter
Both sexes | 2011Q3 | 2011Q4 | 2012Q1 | 2012Q2 | 2012Q3 | 2012Q4 | 2013Q1 | 2013Q2 | 2013Q3 |
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All NACE economic sectors | 1,845.6 | 1,847.7 | 1,825.0 | 1,836.2 | 1,841.3 | 1,848.9 | 1,845.6 | 1,869.9 | 1,899.3 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing (A) | 82.4 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 87.1 | 85.6 | 90.0 | 96.2 | 103.4 | 110.6 |
Construction (F) | 108.5 | 107.8 | 103.3 | 99.6 | 101.1 | 103.2 | 96.3 | 102.7 | 105.4 |
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (G) | 276.5 | 270.5 | 271.3 | 268.2 | 272.7 | 273.4 | 274.1 | 271.5 | 273.3 |
Transportation and storage (H) | 96.7 | 92.6 | 90.2 | 90.9 | 90.3 | 89.0 | 88.8 | 86.0 | 88.2 |
Accommodation and food service activities (I) | 121.1 | 119.9 | 117.6 | 120.0 | 123.1 | 118.3 | 120.3 | 129.6 | 137.7 |
Information and communication (J) | 77.1 | 77.7 | 78.5 | 81.2 | 78.2 | 83.2 | 77.4 | 80.4 | 82.0 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities (M) | 96.6 | 96.2 | 98.0 | 102.6 | 100.4 | 102.2 | 103.9 | 108.0 | 111.3 |
Administrative and support service activities (N) | 69.4 | 65.3 | 62.5 | 63.0 | 66.6 | 63.2 | 59.5 | 58.0 | 64.7 |
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security (O) | 99.3 | 102.3 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 96.0 | 95.2 | 95.1 | 96.1 |
Education (P) | 137.2 | 144.5 | 146.6 | 146.3 | 140.6 | 145.3 | 147.5 | 150.3 | 140.8 |
Human health and social work activities (Q) | 243.5 | 242.8 | 239.6 | 244.4 | 245.0 | 245.7 | 247.5 | 244.6 | 243.6 |
Industry (B to E) | 238.9 | 244.5 | 236.0 | 231.7 | 231.1 | 237.2 | 238.0 | 238.4 | 242.0 |
Industry and Construction (B to F) | 347.4 | 352.4 | 339.3 | 331.3 | 332.1 | 340.4 | 334.3 | 341.1 | 347.3 |
Services (G to U) | 1,412.1 | 1,412.3 | 1,403.3 | 1,416.0 | 1,420.8 | 1,415.3 | 1,413.5 | 1,424.2 | 1,439.2 |
Financial, insurance and real estate activities (K,L) | 99.1 | 104.1 | 101.0 | 99.3 | 102.3 | 102.8 | 99.7 | 98.9 | 101.5 |
Other NACE activities (R to U) | 95.5 | 96.3 | 98.5 | 100.6 | 101.9 | 96.2 | 99.8 | 101.8 | 99.9 |
Not stated | 3.8 | 2.7 | .. | .. | 2.8 | 3.2 | .. | .. | .. |
Appendix 2 – List of Full and Part Time Jobs in Enterprise Ireland supported Companies
County Data 2011 2012 Carlow Full Time Jobs 2,106 2,137 Carlow Full Time Gains 253 152 Carlow Full Time Losses -99 -121 Carlow Full Time Change 154 31 Carlow Contract/Part Time Jobs 204 190 Cavan Full Time Jobs 4,021 4,151 Cavan Full Time Gains 369 374 Cavan Full Time Losses -273 -244 Cavan Full Time Change 96 130 Cavan Contract/Part Time Jobs 366 396 Clare Full Time Jobs 1,552 1,580 Clare Full Time Gains 94 133 Clare Full Time Losses -160 -105 Clare Full Time Change -66 28 Clare Contract/Part Time Jobs 270 194 Cork Full Time Jobs 17,784 18,629 Cork Full Time Gains 1,997 1,663 Cork Full Time Losses -624 -818 Cork Full Time Change 1,373 845 Cork Contract/Part Time Jobs 2,144 2,199 Donegal Full Time Jobs 2,784 2,655 Donegal Full Time Gains 301 180 Donegal Full Time Losses -179 -309 Donegal Full Time Change 122 -129 Donegal Contract/Part Time Jobs 722 706 Dublin Full Time Jobs 49,477 50,159 Dublin Full Time Gains 3,938 4,097 Dublin Full Time Losses -3,320 -3,415 Dublin Full Time Change 618 682 Dublin Contract/Part Time Jobs 11,854 11,612 Galway Full Time Jobs 5,901 6,063 Galway Full Time Gains 855 572 Galway Full Time Losses -448 -410 Galway Full Time Change 407 162 Galway Contract/Part Time Jobs 908 1,119 Kerry Full Time Jobs 3,230 3,318 Kerry Full Time Gains 232 194 Kerry Full Time Losses -94 -106 Kerry Full Time Change 138 88 Kerry Contract/Part Time Jobs 503 478 Kildare Full Time Jobs 5,160 5,450 Kildare Full Time Gains 1,082 534 Kildare Full Time Losses -372 -244 Kildare Full Time Change 710 290 Kildare Contract/Part Time Jobs 655 632 Kilkenny Full Time Jobs 2,869 3,089 Kilkenny Full Time Gains 150 320 Kilkenny Full Time Losses -201 -100 Kilkenny Full Time Change -51 220 Kilkenny Contract/Part Time Jobs 570 580 Laois Full Time Jobs 991 929 Laois Full Time Gains 158 76 Laois Full Time Losses -226 -138 Laois Full Time Change -68 -62 Laois Contract/Part Time Jobs 107 182 Leitrim Full Time Jobs 536 574 Leitrim Full Time Gains 46 54 Leitrim Full Time Losses -47 -16 Leitrim Full Time Change -1 38 Leitrim Contract/Part Time Jobs 71 62 Limerick Full Time Jobs 6,048 6,279 Limerick Full Time Gains 289 684 Limerick Full Time Losses -354 -453 Limerick Full Time Change -65 231 Limerick Contract/Part Time Jobs 693 745 Longford Full Time Jobs 1,529 1,557 Longford Full Time Gains 86 116 Longford Full Time Losses -132 -88 Longford Full Time Change -46 28 Longford Contract/Part Time Jobs 121 120 Louth Full Time Jobs 4,225 4,328 Louth Full Time Gains 389 299 Louth Full Time Losses -411 -196 Louth Full Time Change -22 103 Louth Contract/Part Time Jobs 741 681 Mayo Full Time Jobs 3,127 3,054 Mayo Full Time Gains 716 197 Mayo Full Time Losses -531 -270 Mayo Full Time Change 185 -73 Mayo Contract/Part Time Jobs 343 362 Meath Full Time Jobs 4,450 4,771 Meath Full Time Gains 362 615 Meath Full Time Losses -200 -294 Meath Full Time Change 162 321 Meath Contract/Part Time Jobs 772 597 Monaghan Full Time Jobs 3,311 3,463 Monaghan Full Time Gains 391 294 Monaghan Full Time Losses -275 -142 Monaghan Full Time Change 116 152 Monaghan Contract/Part Time Jobs 361 408 Offaly Full Time Jobs 2,731 2,699 Offaly Full Time Gains 173 139 Offaly Full Time Losses -172 -171 Offaly Full Time Change 1 -32 Offaly Contract/Part Time Jobs 199 193 Roscommon Full Time Jobs 1,165 1,119 Roscommon Full Time Gains 108 29 Roscommon Full Time Losses -134 -75 Roscommon Full Time Change -26 -46 Roscommon Contract/Part Time Jobs 125 106 Sligo Full Time Jobs 1,332 1,508 Sligo Full Time Gains 140 247 Sligo Full Time Losses -89 -71 Sligo Full Time Change 51 176 Sligo Contract/Part Time Jobs 191 130 Tipperary North Riding Full Time Jobs 2,293 2,162 Tipperary North Riding Full Time Gains 127 49 Tipperary North Riding Full Time Losses -55 -180 Tipperary North Riding Full Time Change 72 -131 Tipperary North Riding Contract/Part Time Jobs 273 317 Tipperary South Riding Full Time Jobs 2,187 2,151 Tipperary South Riding Full Time Gains 123 81 Tipperary South Riding Full Time Losses -577 -117 Tipperary South Riding Full Time Change -454 -36 Tipperary South Riding Contract/Part Time Jobs 359 383 Waterford Full Time Jobs 4,217 4,063 Waterford Full Time Gains 909 692 Waterford Full Time Losses -611 -846 Waterford Full Time Change 298 -154 Waterford Contract/Part Time Jobs 455 414 Westmeath Full Time Jobs 2,181 2,352 Westmeath Full Time Gains 340 275 Westmeath Full Time Losses -310 -104 Westmeath Full Time Change 30 171 Westmeath Contract/Part Time Jobs 231 240 Wexford Full Time Jobs 3,793 3,881 Wexford Full Time Gains 191 385 Wexford Full Time Losses -340 -297 Wexford Full Time Change -149 88 Wexford Contract/Part Time Jobs 481 521 Wicklow Full Time Jobs 3,122 3,339 Wicklow Full Time Gains 204 410 Wicklow Full Time Losses -219 -193 Wicklow Full Time Change -15 217 Wicklow Contract/Part Time Jobs 518 424 Total Full Time Jobs 142,122 145,460 Total Full Time Gains 14,023 12,861 Total Full Time Losses -10,453 -9,523 Total Full Time Change 3,570 3,338 Total Contract/Part Time Jobs 24,237 23,991
James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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307. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created and-or lost in each of the past three years to date in Counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50309/13]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Tables 1 - 3 below set out the number of jobs created and lost in counties Longford and Westmeath in respect of client companies of: IDA Ireland; Enterprise Ireland and the County Enterprise Boards (CEB’s) over the past three years,i.e. 2010, 2011 and 2012. IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Longford and Westmeath County Enterprise Boards are all working to promote enterprise development in Counties Longford and Westmeath. IDA Ireland is charged with the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland and its regions while Enterprise Ireland has responsibility for the development and promotion of Ireland’s indigenous business sector. The role of Longford and Westmeath County Enterprise Boards is to provide a source of support for micro-enterprise in the start-up and expansion phases, to promote and develop indigenous micro enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity and entrepreneurship at local level.
Counties Longford and Westmeath form part of IDA’s Midland Region along with Counties Laois, Offaly, and Roscommon. The locations of emphasis for IDA in these counties are the National Spatial Strategy Gateway towns of Athlone, Tullamore, and Mullingar. In addition, IDA actively promotes the county towns of Longford, Portlaoise and Roscommon.
Counties Longford and Westmeath have traditionally been centres of manufacturing for foreign direct investment, but in recent years it has proved challenging to maintain and attract overseas manufacturing companies into the Counties as much of this investment globally is going to low cost destinations. Nevertheless, Westmeath is developing itself as a location for high value FDI.
At present there are eighteen IDA Ireland supported companies in Westmeath employing 2,444 people and six IDA supported companies in Longford employing approximately 680 people.
In addition to seeking new investment into the region, IDA Ireland also continues to work with the existing client base in the area encouraging them to embed and grow their operations in the Region. IDA Ireland works closely with educational institutions in the Region, in developing the skill sets necessary to attract high value added employment. IDA is also working with SOLAS to provide guidance in developing the skill sets needed by those already in the workforce who are interested in upskilling.
IDA has also invested in the physical infrastructure required to attract today’s FDI to the Region. This included investing €3.5m in a quality flagship Business Park in Athlone which is now an integral part of the agency’s international marketing programme.
In 2012, 1,557 people were employed on a full time basis in Enterprise Ireland client companies in Co. Longford and 2,352 people were employed on a full time basis in EI client companies in Co. Westmeath. In 2012, €1.33m was paid by EI to companies in Co. Longford and €1.01m was paid to companies in Co. Westmeath for job creation and retention and business development purposes. To date in 2013, EI has held/launched: an Export Awareness Event in Athlone through its new Potential Exporters Division; a Call for Proposals under the Midlands Competitive Feasibility Fund. Nine applicants – including one from Co. Longford and four from Co. Westmeath - were successful in winning funding and are currently progressing with their start-ups. This new Fund provides funding of up to €25,000 per project. The 2013 New Midlands Frontiers Programme is currently underway. 14 start-up companies participated in the 2012 Programme receiving targeted financial support of €15k per start-up.
County Longford and County Westmeath Enterprise Boards created a total of 307 and 484 full time jobs, respectively, over the past three years.
An important Government action, in the Action Plan for Jobs 2013, is the creation of a “First-Stop-Shop” at local level for the support of small and micro business which will bring local enterprise support into an integrated national network of Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). The LEO’s will deliver enterprise policy to the highest standards, offering seamless progression for small business with potential to the existing national programmes run by EI, such as the Midlands Competitive Feasibility Fund. Pending the introduction of the LEOs, Longford and Westmeath CEBs will continue to support Enterprise Development in their areas and will ensure that available funds are targeted to maximise entrepreneurial development at county level.
Table 1: 1DA
County | Full time jobs | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Longford | New jobs created | 4 | 0 | 24 |
Longford | Jobs Lost | 127 | 50 | 0 |
Westmeath | New jobs created | 128 | 194 | 252 |
Westmeath | Jobs Lost | 40 | 56 | 30 |
County | Full time jobs | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Longford | New jobs created | 74 | 86 | 116 |
Longford | Jobs Lost | 192 | 132 | 88 |
Westmeath | New jobs created | 154 | 340 | 275 |
Westmeath | Jobs Lost | 245 | 310 | 104 |
County | Full time jobs | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Longford | New jobs created | 111 | 117 | 79 |
Longford | Jobs Lost | 135 | 130 | 100 |
Westmeath | New jobs created | 166 | 188 | 130 |
Westmeath | Jobs Lost | 144 | 211 | 218 |
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