Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

IDA Ireland client companies recorded 18,600 new jobs in 2016, which is an increase of 11,900. Enterprise Ireland companies created 19,200 jobs, an increase of 9,000. Local enterprise office client companies created 7,800 jobs. The value of goods exported totalled almost €117 billion, the highest annual total on record. There are 12,500 small and medium enterprises that have benefitted from €544 million in Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland loans. The credit guarantee scheme has sanctioned 437 loans of €70 million to date, supporting 2,500 jobs. Microfinance Ireland approved 1,249 applications, totalling €8.2 million. The list goes on for people if they want to read it.

The Minister, Deputy Ross, has engaged extensively at official level with other Departments and agencies and he has been fully briefed in these engagements. He has met directly with the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, and engaged in all-island sectoral dialogues in both transport and tourism held in Dundalk this year.

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