Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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1202. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of jobs that were supported in the Dungloe area of County Donegal by Údarás Na Gaeltachta in each year from 2005 to 2014, and in 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37586/15]

Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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The figures in the table below relate to full-time, part-time and seasonal employment in the An Clochán Liath area of Co. Donegal from 2005 to 2014. The trends in employment for the area broadly reflect the experience of similar areas on a regional and national level.

While the figures show that there was a fall in employment in Údarás na Gaeltachta client companies during the economic downturn, the figures also show that client companies are beginning to show signs of recovery with a modest increase in employment over the last three years.