Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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240. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the total number of local enterprise office and previously county enterprise board supported clients on a county basis and in the case of Dublin, a breakdown between Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin for 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1118/15]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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241. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the total number of local enterprise office and previously county enterprise board supported jobs by 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. [1119/15]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 and 241 together.

Table 1 below set out details of the number of Local Enterprise Office (LEO – formerly County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs))-supported clients and jobs in 2012 and 2013, based on the Annual Employment Survey of LEO clients. Statistics in relation to the number of clients supported and jobs created in 2014 through support provided by the LEOs are currently being compiled as part of the LEO Annual Employment Survey of client companies. It is expected that the information will be available later this Quarter.

The Deputy will be aware that the system for delivery of support to micro and small enterprises was reformed last year to make the operating environment for businesses more coherent, responsive and conducive to entrepreneurship at local level. The LEOs are now the first-stop-shop for those beginning a new business as well as those wishing to expand their existing one. The LEOs provide financial and non-financial supports to help micro and small businesses to expand their growth potential and the LEO staff can advise clients directly or direct them to the most appropriate source of support for their project.

As part of the process of restructuring the enterprise supports for micro-enterprises, the metrics previously being used by the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) were revised and extended to make them more relevant as a means of reporting on the performance of the LEOs.

Each LEO is developing a Local Enterprise Development Plan for 2015 which will aim at further boosting enterprise growth within the area within their remit by building on the achievements to date and setting targets for job creation and enterprise growth in their area. Key targets in the Plans will include new business start-ups, business expansions and jobs created or sustained as well as wider economic impacts such as exports, mentoring, training and enterprise promotion. It is expected that this reform will continue the momentum for sustained growth in job creation in each County across the country.

Table 1: CEB / LEO Client and Employment Statistics 2012 / 2013