Written answers

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation

Job Creation

9:00 pm

Photo of Seymour CrawfordSeymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 83: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of jobs that have been created by the Industrial Development Authority in the past two years; the location at which these jobs have been created on a county basis; the number that have been lost in the same sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36185/10]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the industrial development agencies. Data is compiled on an annualized basis and is aggregated at county level. Data for 2010 will be available in early 2011.Details of the number of new jobs created and lost in IDA supported companies in each of the years 2008 and 2009 are set out in the tabular statement .

In 2009, Foreign Direct Investment decreased globally by 30% and the average scale of investment was smaller than in previous years. Despite these trends, IDA secured 125 projects in 2009. Ireland continues to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) from many of the world's leading companies and, to date 2010 has been promising. There have been 63 announcements in relation to new and expansion investments, with the potential to create over 4,600 jobs.

Table showing number of jobs created in IDA supported companies in each county in 2008 and 2009

County20082009
Carlow7449
Cavan3218
Clare139116
Cork2,1081,082
Donegal6762
Dublin4,3401,786
Galway610429
Kerry8625
Kildare11329
Kilkenny10
Laois00
Leitrim355
Limerick286169
Longford308
Louth12134
Mayo13297
Meath8324
Monaghan1519
Offaly2422
Roscommon419
Sligo10354
Tipp North130
Tipp South262252
Waterford17671
Westmeath134219
Wexford918
Wicklow5328

Table showing the number of jobs lost in IDA supported companies in each county in 2008 and 2009

County20082009
Carlow2875
Cavan2656
Clare1693
Cork1,4882,432
Donegal4829
Dublin4,1966,805
Galway7641,178
Kerry108416
Kildare5841,491
Kilkenny9112
Laois2016
Leitrim4330
Limerick6942,519
Longford8874
Louth433272
Mayo126189
Meath83159
Monaghan1414
Offaly47118
Roscommon189
Sligo64137
Tipp North46188
Tipp South2693
Waterford483569
Westmeath264527
Wexford7389
Wicklow296258

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