Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number and percentage of foreign direct investment jobs created in the 13 counties with the highest unemployment. [9048/13]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of unemployment in the State. QNHS estimates are published by NUTS3 Region and are not available at county level.

The CSO Live Register is published by county and Social Welfare Local Office. The Live Register is not designed to measure unemployment. It includes part-time workers (those who work up to three days per week), seasonal and casual workers entitled to Jobseeker's Benefit or Allowance .

An analysis done by the Central Statistics Office following on from the 2011 Census, which is available on the CSO website, shows that the 13 counties with the highest unemployment rate are Donegal, Longford, Wexford, Louth, Carlow, Offaly, Waterford, Laois, Cavan Westmeath, Limerick South Tipperary and Monaghan. Details of the number of IDA supported jobs created in each of those counties in 2012 are set out on the attached tabular statement.

Table showing the number of IDA supported jobs created in 2012 in each of the following counties;- Donegal, Longford, Wexford, Louth, Carlow, Offaly, Waterford, Laois, Cavan Westmeath, Limerick South Tipperary and Monaghan.