Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 308: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if his Department has carried out any assessment or analysis of the unemployment figures for County Kildare for each of the past three years; if any analysis has been completed of the figures in regard to trade, profession or last employment of those on the register; the number of employment opportunities created in Kildare through any of the State agencies in the same period and the number of itineraries that have visited Kildare at the direction or under the guidance of any of the state agencies within the Minister's remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35302/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department facilitates the creation of new employment opportunities, through the State development agencies, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, together with the County and City Enterprise Boards. These bodies assist and promote enterprise development and employment growth in businesses. The analysis of labour market data is a matter for the Department of Education and Skills and FÁS.

Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, together with Kildare County Enterprise Board, are fully committed to facilitating the creation of employment opportunities in Co. Kildare. The agencies and the CEB work closely with each other and with the development bodies in the area, including the Kildare County Development Board and County Council, as well as other local bodies and stakeholders, in facilitating an integrated approach to enterprise development.

Since the beginning of 2009, IDA has arranged three site visits by potential investors to Co. Kildare, one in 2009 and two to date in 2010. Details of jobs existing in companies supported by Kildare County Enterprise Board, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, in the county are set out in the tables accompanying this reply.