Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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263. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the total number of jobs created by Enterprise Ireland client companies from 2009 to 2013. [1572/15]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The total number of jobs created by Enterprise Ireland client companies from 2009 to 2013 is set out in the Table below. In addition, Enterprise Ireland created 19,705 new jobs in 2014. This brings the level of direct full-time jobs in EI client companies 156,202.

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.

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