Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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19. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if part-time jobs are included in the figures provided by the Industrial Development Agency for employment in its client companies; the number of the net jobs created by IDA client companies in 2013 that were part-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12163/14]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I am informed the Agency does not collect data on part-time jobs, but groups all “other” jobs (agency, part-time, temporary, short-term contract or employed on contracts of less than nine months) into one category. 2013 was a record year for investment wins and job creation, with over 7,000 net new jobs being created in the Agency’s client companies- of which 2,136 were in this “other” category. I am informed that a significant driver of this was the increasing use of contracted or agency workers in the IT, digital media and medical technologies industries specifically. In 2013, half of the gains in the “other” employment category was accounted for by 15 companies. These companies are primarily based in the digital media and medical technology sectors.

The use of non-permanent workers fulfills a valuable role in allowing an IDA client company the flexibility to meet fluctuating global demands while at the same time gaining access to key skills as business demands change. This is the fourth year in a row for jobs growth and there are now over 161,000 people employed in IDA Ireland client companies, the highest ever number recorded in the history of the Agency.

Table shows IDA Ireland Employment Data for 2013