Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of company closures reported for each of the past three years in Kildare South; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47279/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Neither my Department nor its agencies compile statistics on the numbers of company closures. With regard to agency assisted companies only, my Department operates an internal early warning system of potential job losses based on material provided on a confidential basis by IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Shannon Development. While this system helps to identify certain companies that are experiencing difficult trading conditions, it is not an indicator of company closures.