Damien English (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 443: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of job gains and job losses for full-time jobs in enterprise agency assisted firms in County Meath for 2006. [4765/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Employment data in respect of companies supported by the Enterprise Agencies is collated by Forfás on an annual basis and the agencies are still in the process of finalising their 2006 data, accordingly figures for that year cannot, at this stage, be regarded as definitive.

Preliminary data indicates that in 2006, 486 full time jobs were created in enterprise agency supported firms in County Meath, while 610 were lost over the period. Full time permanent employment in enterprise agency supported firms in Co. Meath, stands at 5,621 permanent jobs at end 2006.

In addition Meath County Enterprise Board assisted in the creation of 85 new jobs in the region in 2006. My Department does not collect or retain information on the number of specific job losses in CEB assisted companies either locally or by region.