Written answers

Tuesday, 1 February 2005

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Job Creation

8:00 pm

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the levels of investment and employment through Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland sanctioned and operable for each of the years 2000 to 2004 inclusive for Waterford city and county and Kilkenny city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2684/05]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Support for job creation and investment in individual counties is a day-to-day operational matter for the development agencies as part of their responsibility under the Industrial Development Acts. While I may give general policy directives to the agencies, I am precluded under the Acts from giving directives about individual undertakings or giving preference to one area over others. The agencies have informed me that data on job creation is compiled from the annual Forfás employment survey and that county data for 2004 will not be available until mid-2005.

The following tables give details about payments to client companies by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland:

Payments to client companies in Waterford by Enterprise Ireland
2000 2001 2002 2003
â'¬2,113,826 â'¬3,476,484 â'¬2,492,053 â'¬4,295,995
Payments to client companies in Waterford by IDA Ireland
2000 2001 2002 2003
â'¬2,641,000 â'¬1,371,000 â'¬2,766,000 â'¬4,853,000
Payments to client companies in Kilkenny by Enterprise Ireland
2000 2001 2002 2003
â'¬2,847,506 â'¬531,073 â'¬632,068 â'¬855,592
Payments to client companies in Kilkenny by IDA Ireland
2000 2001 2002 2003
â'¬0 â'¬111,000 â'¬16,000 â'¬205,000

The following tables give details about employment figures in client companies supported by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland:

Employment figures in client companies in Waterford (excluding part-time or contract jobs)
Enterprise Ireland
2000 2001 2002 2003
Full-time gains +300 +423 +433 +424
Employment figures in client companies in Waterford (excluding part-time or contract jobs)
IDA Ireland
2000 2001 2002 2003
Full-time gains +318 +479 +575 +549
Employment figures in client companies in Kilkenny (excluding part-time or contract jobs)
Enterprise Ireland
2000 2001 2002 2003
Full-time gains +290 +233 +531 +285
Employment figures in client companies in Kilkenny (excluding part-time or contract jobs)
IDA Ireland
2000 2001 2002 2003
Full-time gains +40 +103 +105 +7

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