Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 75: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of jobs that were created in the agricultural sector in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16898/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The CSO publishes employment statistics each quarter in the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS). The QNHS estimates the number of persons employed in any given sector for that quarter rather than the inward and outward flows in terms of job creation and job losses in that sector for the quarter. In common with the overall economy, the effects of the global recession and downturn in the Irish economy has impacted negatively on employment levels in agriculture and other related sectors such as food and beverage production. The table attached shows employment comparisons between 2008 and 2009 in agriculture and related sectors.