Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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256. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of Enterprise Ireland 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. [20009/16]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, 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.

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 20 June 2015 or 30 June 2016.

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

Table 1 - Breakdown by county of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs 2014-2015