Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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128. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of jobs created throughout County Kildare in each of the last ten years and in 2015 to date; the number of these which are in the manufacturing and services sectors; the indications for the future in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12573/15]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The data available relates to jobs in companies supported by the enterprise agencies.

There were 1,621 gross jobs created in 2014 in County Kildare in agency-assisted client companies. When job losses are subtracted from the gross figure, 847 net jobs were created in County Kildare in 2014. The number of gross jobs created in County Kildare have varied from 2,625 in 2005 to 651 in 2007, while the net change has varied from +1,780 jobs in 2005 to -1,609 jobs in 2009. The total number employed in agency-assisted companies in County Kildare amounts to 17,910 in 2014, of which 13,187 are in manufacturing, and 3,840 in services, and 883 in other sectors.

Over the period 2005-2014, there have been some 12,958 gross jobs created cumulatively in County Kildare by agency-assisted client companies, with +864 cumulative net jobs created.

Turning to a sectoral split of the data, for 2014 there were 1,299 gross job gains and +797 net jobs created (netting out job losses) in the manufacturing sector in County Kildare. The corresponding 2014 figures for the services sector are 280 gross jobs (manufacturing) and +25 net jobs (services).

Breaking down the cumulative data (2005-2014) by sector, there were 8,145 gross jobs created in manufacturing, 3,908 in services, and a further 905 in other sectors. Furthermore, there was a cumulative net change of -1,059 jobs in manufacturing, +1,501 in services, and +422 in other sectors.