Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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115. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the estimated number of full-time permanent jobs which Westmeath County Enterprise Board, Westmeath Community Development, Industrial Development Authority (Midlands) and Enterprise Ireland (Midlands) has been involved in supporting in each of the main employment sectors, in the years from 2008 to date in 2013. [40152/13]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Westmeath County Enterprise Board operate under the aegis of my Department. Westmeath Community Development falls under the remit of my colleague, Mr Phil Hogan TD, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

Employment data for Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland is collected annually as part of the Forfás Annual Employment Survey. Therefore, figures for 2013 will not be available until early 2014. Full time employment figures in respect of Agency assisted companies in the main employment sectors in the Midlands Region, for the years 2008 to 2012 inclusive, are outlined in Table 1 accompanying this reply.

The estimated number of full-time jobs associated with the financial and non-financial supports provided by Westmeath County Enterprise Board (CEB) for 2010, 2011 and 2012 are set out in Table 2 accompanying this reply. Statistical information for the CEBs is collated on an annual basis so details in relation to 2013 are not yet available.

Prior to 2010, CEBs could report only on the number of jobs existing in CEB supported companies and the measurement of job creation was whether this figure had increased or decreased since the previous year.

Table 1 – Full Time Employment in Agency Assisted Companies in the Midlands Region

Table 2 - Westmeath County Enterprise Board