Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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173. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the level of new investment arising from Enterprise Ireland grant-aided enterprises in County Kildare in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35201/20]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Supporting balanced regional development is a core goal of Enterprise Ireland. In 2019, EI client companies reported a record high of 221,895 people in employment.  16,971 new jobs were created, presenting a net gain of 4,706 new jobs when losses are taken into account.  65 per cent of this employment is located outside of Dublin. In 2019, 9,301 people were employed in the 194 Enterprise Ireland client companies in Co. Kildare. In January 2020, Sallins based company Odyssey VC announced that it is to create 100 jobs.

In the period 2015-2019, Enterprise Ireland paid €22.4 million to manufacturing and internationally traded services clients in Co. Kildare to build scale, innovate and expand reach.  These are key attributes required to be resilient to economic shocks. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of the agency’s overall engagement with client companies, the agency is working with companies in Co. Kildare to help them stabilise their business, thereby enabling them to undertake a development programme focused on recovery and growth. In addition, the agency is actively working with client companies to ensure they are prepared for a no deal Brexit.

The following two Tables illustrate the numbers employed in EI client companies in County Kildare and grant payments to EI client companies.

Numbers employed in Enterprise Ireland client companies based in Co. Kildare

Permanent Full Time (PFT)

Enterprise Ireland grant payments to client companies based in Co. Kildare