Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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255. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of Industrial Development Agency supported jobs at 20 June 2015, 31 December 2015 and 30 June 2016, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20008/16]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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IDA Ireland’s official employment figures are drawn from an employment survey conducted by my Department on an annual basis. It is therefore not possible to provide job numbers mid-year. The following table provides a breakdown of jobs created in IDA Ireland client companies in 2014 and 2015. The figures for 2016 will be available early in 2017 when the next survey is completed.

2015 saw the highest level of employment in IDA Ireland client companies in its 67-year history, with 187,056 people now employed in companies supported by the Agency. 18,983 new jobs were created 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%.

Total and New Jobs by County 2014-2015