Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I compliment IDA Ireland on its work in foreign direct investment. In 2016 there were 19,000 jobs created, with a net gain of 12,000. I want to ask about the 7,000 jobs that must have been lost. We are coming out of a recession now and the country is going better. How does this figure compare with the recession years of 2012 to 2014? Why are we losing 7,000 jobs? Where did we lose them and was there a reason for the loss?