Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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237. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the total number of Enterprise Ireland clients on a county basis and in the case of Dublin, a break down between Dublin City, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin for 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1115/15]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Enterprise Ireland's priority is the achievement of export sales growth from Irish-owned companies. Export sales growth leads to an increase in demand for Irish goods and services, and increases the flow of income into the Irish economy. This is fundamental to job creation and maintenance in Ireland.

Enterprise Ireland works with entrepreneurs and business people across the full business development spectrum - from early-stage entrepreneurs, to established business owners and Irish multinational companies. Enterprise Ireland clients include:

- High Potential Start-Up companies with the capability to start a business and sell in export markets.

- Established manufacturing and internationally traded services businesses that are .

- Large companies (employing more than 250).

- Irish-based food and natural resource companies that are overseas-owned or controlled.

On 12/1/2015, Enterprise Ireland had approximately 6,000 clients on their database which are trading or pre-trading and at various stages of the business development spectrum broken down by county as shown in the Table below. Enterprise Ireland, through its Development Advisors (DAs), is currently actively working with almost 3,000 of these clients providing both soft and financial support to assist in enhancing their capability and employment potential and develop their growth strategies.

Please note that a historic breakdown of Enterprise Ireland clients specific to Dublin City, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin is not available for 2012 and 2013.

Number of Enterprise Ireland Client Companies by County 2012 to 2014

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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238. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the total number of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs on a county basis and in the case of Dublin, a break down between Dublin City, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin for 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1116/15]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Enterprise Ireland’s mission is to partner with entrepreneurs, Irish business, and the research and investment communities to develop Ireland’s international trade, innovation, leadership and competitiveness. The ultimate objective is increased employment and prosperity in Ireland. The companies that Enterprise Ireland works with are a vital source of employment in every county in Ireland.

In its “End of Year Statement” published on Monday, January 12, Enterprise Ireland reported that client companies created 19,705 new jobs in 2014. This resulted in a net increase of 8,476 in the total number of people employed by Enterprise Ireland supported companies, the highest net gain in the history of the Agency.

Total direct employment (full and part time) in Enterprise Ireland client companies stood at 180,072 in 2014. Of these, 156,202 were full-time jobs, while 23,870 were part-time.

This continuation of employment growth demonstrates clearly the direct impact that increasing exports has on jobs in Ireland. Enterprise Ireland supported companies now, directly and indirectly, account for more than 300,000 jobs in the Irish economy - 16% of total workforce.Significantly, Enterprise Ireland clients recorded the lowest level of job losses since 2000.

These employment figures reinforce Enterprise Ireland’s strategy of driving innovation, scale and leadership positions in international markets and new sectors.

The Table below breaks down the employment by County for 2012 and 2013. The detailed breakdown on a County basis for 2014 is still being finalised. The data is collated by County and not by Local Authority Area.

Permanent Full Time Jobs: Source: Annual Employment Survey 2012, 2013