Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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215. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs which he and his Department have supported via the Industrial Development Agency, Enterprise Ireland and county enterprise boards in each county in each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013, and to date in 2014, respectively; the average cost per job in each category in each year concerned; the average lifespan of each job; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30312/14]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on jobs in companies that are supported by the Enterprise Development agencies. Data is compiled on an annualised basis and is aggregated at county level. Final figures for 2014 will not be available until 2015. The number of jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices (formerly CEBs), for the period in question, are set out in Tables, 1, 2 and 3 accompanying this reply.

As Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, I introduced a collaborative, cross- government approach to advancing job creation in the State. The Action Plan for Jobs is an annual plan designed to drive action across all Government Departments and Agencies in a collective effort to put in place the conditions needed to support and grow employment in the State.

The latest employment figures published by the Central Statistics Office show that there was an increase of 42,700 people in employment in the First Quarter of 2014, compared to the First Quarter of 2013. There was an increase of 63,200 in the numbers in employment in the last two years. These figures are net of reductions in public sector numbers. In 2013, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland client companies had record years for employment creation, generating a total of 12,500 net new jobs in export-focused activities.

These patterns suggest that the jobs that are being created are adding value to the economy and have every potential to be sustainable.

The cost per job sustained in Enterprise Ireland-supported companies for the period 2006-2012 amounted to €12,597. In the period 2007-2013, the cost per job in IDA client companies amounted to €12,608. Costs per job in respect of 2013 for Enterprise Ireland will be available in its 2013 Annual Report and Accounts which I will publish tomorrow. Costs in respect of 2014 will be available in the 2014 Annual Reports and Accounts of both agencies which will be published in 2015.

The cost per job sustained in each agency is calculated by taking into account all expenditure to all firms in the period of calculation. Only jobs created during and sustained to the end of each seven year period are credited in the calculations.

In the case of the County and City Enterprise Boards, the methodology for calculating cost per job is set out in the Comptroller and Auditor General’s Annual Report 2010. The cost per job is calculated by dividing the total grants paid from 1993 to the current year by the total employment at the end of that year. It should be noted that this does not include Administration or Measure 2 “soft” support expenditure.

Details of the cost per job in the County and City Enterprise Boards for 2011 amounted to €6,058 and €6,181 in respect of 2012. Data for 2013 will not be available until later this year and figures for 2014 will be published in 2015.

Table 1: Enterprise Ireland Employment Data

Table 2: CEB/LEO Employment Data

Table 3: IDA Ireland Employment Data