Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created by Enterprise Ireland under the High Potential Startups for each year since its establishment: and the total value of supports offered per year issued to High Potential Startups. [7745/13]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Over the period 2008-2012, Enterprise Ireland has supported a total of 413 High Potential Start Up companies.

Enterprise Ireland expenditure on HPSUs in 2012 is set out in the table.

However, in the time available, it is not possible to provide exact figures for job creation over this period, as it will require disaggregation of data across a number of different sources, for example:

- Number of jobs existing in each HPSU, prior to provision of EI support;

- Support to HPSUs does not include funds invested in the Irish VC industry which were subsequently invested in Irish companies including start-ups;

- Due to the nature of HPSUs, the returns in terms of jobs and exports, from the HPSUs supported will substantially occur in future years.

The information the Deputy requested in currently being compiled and a follow up response will issue shortly.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs lost and jobs created by Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland on a county by county basis for the last year. [7746/13]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Details of the number of full time jobs created and lost in IDA and Enterprise Ireland client companies is set out in the attached tabular statement, which is drawn from the Forfás Annual Employment Survey

I am delighted to say that 2012 was a particularly good year for job creation in Agency supported companies, with IDA client companies creating a total of 12,722 gross new full time jobs and Enterprise Ireland client companies creating a total of 12,861 gross new full time jobs.

Table showing the number of full time jobs gained and lost in IDA Ireland and EI supported companies per county, in 2012