Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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149. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of IDA supported jobs by county at 31 December 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1983/19]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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150. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA supported jobs; the number of jobs created and lost, respectively, in 2017 and 2018 by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1984/19]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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151. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number in employment in IDA Ireland supported companies in each region (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1985/19]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 to 151, inclusive, together.

IDA Ireland's performance in 2018 resulted in the sixth consecutive year of strong growth under the Agency's current strategy. By the end of last year, total employment in the Agency's client companies stood at 229,057. Every region in Ireland has seen foreign direct investment-driven employment gains and there are now over 132,000 people employed across 681 firms in IDA client companies located outside of Dublin. 58% of all IDA client-supported jobs, in fact, are now located outside the capital. I am determined, together with the IDA, to see this trend continue and we will be doing everything possible in 2019 to encourage more firms to invest further in the regions.

The following tables provide a breakdown of jobs created by IDA supported companies in each county for 2018 and 2017 and the number of IDA jobs by county and region from 2011 to 2018.

Table A: IDA jobs created by county in 2018

Table B: IDA jobs created by county in 2017

Table C: IDA jobs by County 2011-2018

Table D: IDA jobs by region 2011-2018

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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152. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number in employment in IDA Ireland supported companies in the mid-east and Dublin regions, respectively, in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1986/19]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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IDA Ireland's results for 2018 underline how strongly Ireland continues to perform when it comes to attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). The Agency has seen its sixth consecutive year of growth with a record 229,057 people employed in FDI companies and 14,040 net new jobs added in 2018.

Dublin is now home to 763 overseas companies employing 96,760 people. There were 6,231 net new jobs added in Dublin in 2018, which is an increase of almost 7% over 2017. The Mid-East region also continues to perform well with employment in IDA client companies increasing by over 4% in Counties Kildare and Meath and 17% in County Wicklow from 2017 to 2018. The region remains attractive, in particular, as a location for second sites for IDA clients based in the Dublin area who are looking to expand their operations outside the capital.

The following table provides a breakdown of the number of employees in IDA Ireland-supported companies across the Mid-East and Dublin from 2011 to 2018.