Written answers
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
Job Creation
8:00 pm
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 325: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of new jobs created by the Industrial Development Agency client companies in the north west region in 2011; if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of IDA client company jobs lost in the region for the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1587/12]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 326: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of the Industrial Development Agency client companies in County Donegal where jobs were created or lost in 2011 as well as the number of jobs which were created or lost in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1588/12]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 327: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of all Industrial Development Agency client companies in County Donegal together with the number of persons employed by each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1589/12]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 328: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of the 61 Industrial Development Agency client firms that invested here for the first time in 2011 made their investment in the IDA north west region and specifically the number of them that were made in each of counties Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1590/12]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 325 to 328, inclusive, together.
Details of employment figures, jobs created and jobs lost in individual companies is received by IDA Ireland on a confidential basis from such companies and, accordingly, cannot be disclosed at individual company level.
The tables outline the number of jobs created and lost in IDA supported companies in 2011 in the North West Region, which comprises counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo.
| Donegal | No. of Companies | 12 |
| Donegal | Permanent Employment | 1,870 |
| Donegal | Gross Gains (New Jobs) | 271 |
| Donegal | Net Change in Other Jobs | 3 |
| Donegal | Job Losses | -22 |
| Leitrim | No. of Companies | 4 |
| Leitrim | Permanent Employment | 780 |
| Leitrim | Gross Gains (New Jobs) | 7 |
| Leitrim | Job Losses | -199 |
| Leitrim | Net Change in Other Jobs | 19 |
| Sligo | No. of Companies | 20 |
| Sligo | Permanent Employment | 2,041 |
| Sligo | Gross Gains (New Jobs) | 93 |
| Sligo | Job Losses | -51 |
| Sligo | Net Change in Other Jobs | 84 |
There are 12 IDA client companies in County Donegal as listed in the table below with total permanent employment of 1,870 at the end of 2011.
| Company Name | Sector | Nationality |
| MEDISIZE IRELAND LTD | Medical and dental instruments and supplies | Finland |
| KIRCHHOFF IRELAND LIMITED | Transport Equipment | Germany |
| A & M BELTING COMPANY LTD | Rubber and Plastics | Germany |
| READYMIX | Non-Metallic Minerals | Mexico |
| SITA PTS | Computer consultancy activities | Switzerland |
| PRAMERICA SYSTEMS IRELAND LIMITED | Computer programming activities | United States |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP | Computer facilities management activities | United States |
| ABBOTT IRELAND DIABETES CARE | Computer, Electronic and Optical Equipment | United States |
| ZEUS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS (IRELAND) LTD | Rubber and Plastics | United States |
| ASSET INTERTECH | Other information technology and computer service activities | United States |
| CLADDAGH RESOURCES | Other information technology and computer service activities | United States |
| HEALEX SYSTEMS IRELAND LIMITED | Computer programming activities | United States |
| Total Employment | 1,870 |
IDA Ireland has indicated that none of the 61 new first time investments that have been announced in 2011 are located in counties Donegal, Leitrim or Sligo.
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 329: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of the 13,000 jobs created by international companies operating here last year that were created in each of the 26 counties; and the number of the 7,000 jobs that were shed by the Industrial Development Agency supported companies were shed in each of the 26 counties. [1594/12]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I have asked IDA Ireland to respond directly to the Deputy with the details required.
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