Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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166. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland by county at 31 December 2015 and at 31 March 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7151/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Enterprise Ireland, the Government agency responsible for developing Irish business globally reported the creation of 21,118 new jobs by client companies in 2015. This translates into a net increase of 10,169 jobs (taking account of job losses) in Enterprise Ireland supported businesses and brings total employment in these companies to 192,223 for 2015, a record high for the agency. Almost two thirds of the new jobs created were outside Dublin and all of the regions recorded increases in full-time employment over the period. Enterprise Ireland attributes this strong mainly export lead job creation by Irish businesses to an improving entrepreneurial climate for start-ups, dynamic Irish companies innovating and scaling up in key sectors such as food, fintech and business process outsourcing and improving international economic conditions.

Employment data for Enterprise Ireland is collected annually as part of my Department’s Annual Employment Survey. As a result, it is not possible to provide specific employment figures for 31 March 2016.

Table 1below provides a breakdown of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs, by county, at 31 December 2015.

Table 1 - Enterprise Ireland supported jobs, by county, at 31 December 2015

Source: Annual Employment Survey Results 2015