Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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135. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new jobs and the total number of jobs supported by the Industrial Development Agency Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, by county, for the past five years. [1666/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Employment data for the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Employment Survey is collected and reported annually. Last week, IDA Ireland announced the highest level of employment in its clients 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%.

Enterprise Ireland has also reported a record high with total employment in Enterprise Ireland client companies now standing at 192,223, with the creation of 21,118 new jobs in 2015. This represents a net increase of 10,169.

For the period from 2011 to 2015, IDA client companies created 34,098 net new jobs while Enterprise Ireland created 25,589 net new jobs for the same period.

The breakdown of the 2015 figures by county for both IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland are currently being finalised. I will forward both to the Deputy as soon as possible.