Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA supported enterprises that have ceased operations in County Clare since 2000; the location of same; the number employed by each at their date of closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34778/06]

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the IDA supported companies in County Clare; the number each employs; the location of these enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34779/06]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together.

IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland and its regions. The Forfás Annual Employment Survey records jobs gained and lost in companies supported by the Industrial Development Agencies. It is important to remember that job creation and job losses are features of economic development in all countries as various sectors expand and contract in response to market demand for goods and services, competitive forces, restructuring and technological change. Six IDA supported companies have ceased operations in County Clare since 2000, involving the loss of 275 jobs. The table that follows this response gives a breakdown by year and location of these losses. At the end of 2005 there were 1,024 people employed in nine IDA supported companies in County Clare, an increase of 95 persons compared to the end of 2004. As employment figures are provided for the Forfás Survey on a confidential basis, it is not possible to provide data for individual companies. The following table provides summary information regarding permanent jobs, job gains and job losses in IDA assisted companies for the years 2000-05 in County Clare: