Written answers
Thursday, 15 October 2020
Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment
Job Creation
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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88. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the job creation in both the services and manufacturing sectors here in the past five years, respectively; his views on that which the future holds for these prospects over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30881/20]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The table below shows total employment by broad sector in agency client (IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta) companies over the period 2015-2019.
| Sector | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 222,036 | 229,893 | 239,855 | 252,339 | 258,184 |
| Services | 166,269 | 179,282 | 192,344 | 204,405 | 217,321 |
| Grand Total | 388,305 | 409,175 | 432,199 | 456,744 | 475,505 |
Over the five year period 2015-2019 employment in manufacturing grew by 16.3%, while employment in services grew by 30.7%. This continues a long-run trend, mirrored internationally, of a shift towards services. However, manufacturing is still the major component of agency client employment at 54.3%.
While COVID and Brexit represent significant challenges, we expect agency clients to return to employment growth in manufacturing and services over the next five years.
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