Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs lost throughout the country in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; the number of new jobs created in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5293/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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According to the most recent QNHS, Quarter 3 2009, employment has dropped by 71,500 and unemployment has increased by 184,200 in the past 5 years.

Source CSO Quarterly National Household Survey Quarter 3

The following table sets out the number of full-time jobs created by enterprise agency assisted firms only (IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Shannon Development), for the years 2004 to 2008. The 2009 employment figures are currently being compiled and are due to be published at the end of February 2010.

There is no exact measure of the number of jobs lost, however, the Department records the number of redundancies notified to them on a monthly basis. In the past 5 years there have been 189,907 redundancies reported. The following table sets out the number of redundancy notifications received on a monthly basis for the 2005 to 2009.

Actual Redundancies for 2005 – 2009

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs lost throughout County Kildare in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; the number of new jobs created in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5294/10]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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According to the most recent QNHS, Quarter 3 2009, employment in the Mid-East region, which includes Kildare has increased by 6,400 and unemployment has increased by 22,800 in the past five years.

Source CSO Quarterly National Household Survey Quarter 3

The following table sets out the number of full-time jobs created in Co. Kildare in enterprise agency assisted firms only (IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Shannon Development), for the years 2004 to 2008. The 2009 employment figures are currently being compiled and are due to be published at the end of February 2010.

There is no exact measure of the number of jobs lost, however, the Department records the number of redundancies notified to them on a monthly basis. In the past 5 years there have been 7,883 redundancies reported for Co. Kildare. The following table sets out the number of redundancy notifications received on a monthly basis for the 2005 to 2009.

Actual Redundancies for Co. Kildare 2005 – 2009