Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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296. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency Ireland client visits in 2015 by county and by month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1033/16]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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297. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency Ireland supported jobs by county at 1 January 2015 and at 31 December 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1034/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 296 and 297 together.

IDA Ireland’s employment figures are presented on an annual basis through the Annual Employment Survey. Last week, IDA Ireland announced the highest level of employment in its client companies in its 67 year history, with 187,056 people now employed in companies supported by the Agency.

In 2015, IDA client companies created 18,983 new jobs across a range of sectors, with every region of Ireland posting net employment gains. The total annual net job gain amounted to 11,833, which compares favourably to the figure of 7,131 for the preceding year – a year-on-year rise of 66%.

The breakdown of the 2015 annual employment and site visit figures by county are currently being finalised. I will forward both to the Deputy as soon as possible.