Written answers
Wednesday, 31 October 2007
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
Job Losses
9:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 316: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of job losses from employment created by State agencies under his Department's control for each of the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 on a county basis in tabular readable form. [26542/07]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Employment data in respect of companies supported by the enterprise agencies (Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Shannon Development) is collated by Forfás on an annual basis and accordingly there is no data available for 2007. The attached tabular statements show the number of full time jobs lost in Enterprise Agency assisted companies for each of the years 2004, 2005 and 2006.
| Number of Permanent Full Time Jobs lost in Enterprise Development Agencies (Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Shannon Development) assisted firms; 2004-2006 | ||||
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Total | |
| South East | ||||
| Carlow | -479 | -399 | -258 | -1,136 |
| Kilkenny | -331 | -88 | -245 | -664 |
| Tipp SR | -261 | -245 | -347 | -853 |
| Waterford | -888 | -1,140 | -696 | -2,724 |
| Wexford | -418 | -454 | -283 | -1,155 |
| Border | ||||
| Cavan | -160 | -357 | -99 | -616 |
| Donegal | -650 | -647 | -901 | -2,198 |
| Leitrim | -89 | -247 | -190 | -526 |
| Louth | -552 | -338 | -537 | -1,427 |
| Monaghan | -572 | -274 | -266 | -1,112 |
| Sligo | -305 | -221 | -290 | -816 |
| Mid West | ||||
| Clare | -556 | -893 | -718 | -2,167 |
| Limerick | -1,102 | -777 | -891 | -2,770 |
| Tipp NR | -354 | -264 | -178 | -796 |
| South West | ||||
| Cork | -1,720 | -2,271 | -3,579 | -7,570 |
| Kerry | -539 | -602 | -523 | -1,664 |
| Dublin | -11,042 | -9,829 | -5,643 | -26,514 |
| West | ||||
| Galway | -1,005 | -923 | -1,182 | -3,110 |
| Mayo | -616 | -393 | -240 | -1,249 |
| Roscommon | -246 | -135 | -263 | -644 |
| Mid East | ||||
| Kildare | -812 | -489 | -714 | -2,015 |
| Meath | -420 | -388 | -610 | -1,418 |
| Wicklow | -1,018 | -1,897 | -463 | -3,378 |
| Midlands | ||||
| Laois | -260 | -34 | -121 | -415 |
| Longford | -141 | -117 | -343 | -601 |
| Offaly | -319 | -78 | -184 | -581 |
| Westmeath | -440 | -180 | -435 | -1,055 |
| Totals | -25,295 | -23,680 | -20,199 | -69,174 |
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