David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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624. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Enterprise Ireland jobs created and lost in the south east, broken down by county, for each of the years from 2008 to 2015 and to date in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29506/16]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Enterprise Ireland’s mission is to partner with entrepreneurs, Irish business, and the research and investment communities to develop Ireland’s international trade, innovation, leadership, and competitiveness. The ultimate objective is increased employment and prosperity in Ireland. The companies that Enterprise Ireland works with are a vital source of employment, both direct and indirect, in every county in Ireland. In 2015 Enterprise Ireland supported companies created a record 21,000 new jobs. Approximately two thirds of these new jobs were created outside of Dublin and all regions in Ireland recorded an increase in employment.

Employment data for Enterprise Ireland is collected annually as part of my Department’s Annual Employment Survey which measures the number of jobs in Agency assisted client companies on the 31 October in a given year. As a result, it is not possible to provide specific employment figures to date in 2016, as requested.

The breakdown of employment gains (jobs created) and job losses for the South East Region (Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary South Riding, Waterford and Wexford) for 2008-2015 is outlined in Table 1.

Enterprise Ireland will continue to support companies in the South East region to create jobs in line with its Corporate Strategy, the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs for the South East Region and the 2016 Action Plan for Jobs.

Table 1:Jobs gains and job losses for the South East Region 2008-2015, taken from the Annual Employment Survey 2015.