Written answers
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Department of An Taoiseach
Employment Data
Séamus Kirk (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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159. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons employed in County Louth from 2007 to 2014, in the manufacturing industry, including agri-business, multinationals and small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3751/15]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Relevant annual information is available from the CSO’s Business Demography release up to 2012. Data for 2013 is not yet available as it is dependent on the receipt of administrative data which are filed in 2014 but are not fully available to the CSO until March 2015.
The primary purpose of Business Demography is to provide estimates of numbers of enterprises and numbers of persons engaged. The data for Business Demography is based on the CSO Central Business Register. The Business Register is a register of all enterprises that are active in the State. There is no lower size limit, but for practical reasons, Business Demography data is based on enterprises that are registered with the Revenue Commissioners.
Table 1 details the number of persons engaged in Manufacturing Industry and in the total Private Business Economy in County Louth in the period 2007-2012.
Table 1 - Persons Engaged (Number) in Manufacturing and in the Private Business Economy in County Louth
| Sector | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 6,575 | 6,127 | 5,078 | 5,022 | 4,733 | 4,826 |
| Total Private Business Economy | 30,362 | 29,262 | 24,393 | 22,846 | 22,648 | 22,085 |
The Private Business Economy comprises sectors B to N of the NACE Rev 2 classification - i.e. the following sectors:
B - Mining and quarrying
C - Manufacturing
D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
E - Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
F - Construction
G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
H - Transportation and storage
I - Accommodation and food service activities
J - Information and communication
K* - Financial and insurance activities
L - Real estate activities
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities
N - Administrative and support service activities
*NACE code 64.20 (Activities of holding companies) is excluded from sector K
Table 2 provides a breakdown of persons engaged by size class for all enterprises (i.e. the total Private Business Economy) in County Louth.
Table 2 - Persons Engaged (Number) in Louth in all Enterprises by Employment Size and Year
| - | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro-enterprises: Less than 10 persons | 10,798 | 10,651 | 9,511 | 8,851 | 8,636 | 8,576 |
| Small and medium enterprises (SMEs): 10-249 persons | 16,056 | 15,265 | 11,872 | 11,524 | 11,714 | 11,693 |
| Large enterprises: 250 or more persons | 3,508 | 3,346 | 3,010 | 2,471 | 2,298 | 1,816 |
| Total Private Business Economy | 30,362 | 29,262 | 24,393 | 22,846 | 22,648 | 22,085 |
For confidentiality reasons, more detailed breakdowns of business sectors at county level are not available.
The CSO’s Business Demography Release 2012 and the Business in Ireland 2012 report are available at www.cso.ie.
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