Seán Conlan (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 223: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will clarify and account for the transactions of Enterprise Ireland in relation to County Monaghan; if he will provide figures for the following: the amount of funding granted by Enterprise Ireland to companies in County Monaghan; the amount provided for research and development by Enterprise Ireland in County Monaghan; the number of jobs that were directly created by Enterprise Ireland in County Monaghan over the past 14 years with a yearly breakdown of figures and a quantification of the way this compares statistically to all other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20067/11]

Seán Conlan (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 224: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will clarify and account for the transactions of Enterprise Ireland in relation to County Cavan; if he will provide figures for the following: the amount of funding granted by Enterprise Ireland to companies in County Cavan; the amount provided for research and development by Enterprise Ireland in County Cavan; the number of jobs that were directly created by Enterprise Ireland in County Cavan over the past 14 years with a yearly breakdown of figures and a quantification of the way this compares statistically to all other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20068/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 223 and 224 together.

The role of the Government is to create the conditions in which enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation can flourish and in which quality employment opportunities can be grown and maintained. Enterprise Ireland monitors the employment trends in the companies it supports through the Annual Employment Survey, which is conducted in conjunction with Forfás. The results of this survey are released each January. Data is available for the last ten-year period only. Enterprise Ireland's client employment in County Monaghan over each of the past ten years is set out in Table 1a. Enterprise Ireland's client employment in County Cavan over each of the past ten years is set out in Table 1b. Table 2 outlines job trends in the country as a whole. Over the ten-year period in question, full-time employment fell by 25,151 and part-time or contract employment increased by 3,262 in Ireland as a whole. Due to the extensive amount of statistical information requested by the Deputy, it has not been possible to collate some of the information within the timeframe given. I will endeavour to provide the remainder of the information to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Table 1a: Employment in Enterprise Ireland-aided companies in County Monaghan 2001-2010*

(Source - Forfás Employment Survey 2010)

* (data is only available for a 10 year period)

Table 1b: Employment in Enterprise Ireland-aided companies in County Cavan 2001-2010*

(Source - Forfás Employment Survey 2010)

* (data is only available for a 10 year period)

Table 2: Employment in Enterprise Ireland-aided companies in Ireland 2001-2010