Written answers
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
County Enterprise Boards
9:00 am
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 415: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of persons, on a whole-time equivalent basis, employed in each county enterprise board. [34604/10]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The role of the County and City Enterprise Boards is to provide support for micro-enterprises in the start-up and expansion phases, to promote and develop indigenous micro-enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity and entrepreneurship at local level. The CEBs deliver a range of tailored Programmes and Supports in order to fulfil this role and may provide both financial assistance and non-financial assistance to eligible micro-enterprise projects. The attached table illustrates the number of staff employed within each of the 35 CEBs and their appropriate grade.
| CEB | Chief Executive Officer | Assistant ChiefExecutive Officer | Business Advisor | Administration Staff | Total Staff Number(Whole Time Equivalent) |
| Carlow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Cavan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 | 4.6 |
| Clare | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cork City | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Cork North | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cork South | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Cork West | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Donegal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Dublin City | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Dublin South | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Dun Laoghaire/ Rathdown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Fingal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Kerry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| Kildare | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Kilkenny | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Laois | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Leitrim | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| Limerick City | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Limerick County | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Longford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Louth | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 4.2 |
| Mayo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Meath | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2 | 4.6 |
| Monaghan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Offaly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Roscommon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sligo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tipperary North | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tipperary South | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Waterford City | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Waterford County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Westmeath | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Wexford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Wicklow | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 31 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 45.5 | 133.3 |
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