Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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93. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland on 31 December 2016 and on 30 June 2017, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34717/17]

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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94. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland on 31 December 2015, 31 December 2016 and on 30 June 2017 respectively by each local authority in the Dublin region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34718/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 94 together.

Enterprise Ireland (EI) client companies are a critical source of existing employment and job creation in every county in Ireland and are spread across a wide range of sectors.  In 2016, companies supported by EI created 19,244 new jobs or a net increase of 9,117 when job losses are taken into account.  Every region benefitted from these results, with 65% of the new jobs created outside of Dublin.  There are now over 201,000 people employed by EI supported companies across the country.

Companies supported by EI now, directly and indirectly account for more than 375,000 jobs in the Irish economy. 

EI’s new Strategy 2017 – 2020 will support more Irish companies to achieve greater scale, to be more competitive and expand into new export markets. The objective of the ‘Global Ambition’ strategy is to support enterprises across the economy, to grow into strong Irish international companies, developing world-leading products and services and exporting them all around the world.

There is a vast range of programmes and supports offered to companies across the country to drive this strategy. These include management capability, leadership and marketing/sales skills as well as promoting innovation and R&D. 

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 31 October in any given year.  As a result, it is not possible to provide specific employment figures to date in 2017, as requested.

Table 1below identifies the number of jobs (Permanent Full time and other jobs) by county supported by Enterprise Ireland on 31 December 2016.

Table 2below identifies the number of jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland for 2015 and 2016 in each local authority in the Dublin region.

Table 1 - The number of jobs (Permanent Full time and other jobs) by county supported by Enterprise Ireland on 31 December 2016.

“Other jobs” refer to employees who are part-time, temporary, short-term contract and agency workers employed on a part-time or short-term basis or employed on contracts of less than nine months and exclude those based permanently in overseas Offices.

Table 2 - The number of jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland for 2015 and 2016 in each local authority in the Dublin region.

Source: Annual Employment Survey Results 2015 and 2016.