Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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168. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which job retention and creation effort continues to be made in the manufacturing sector throughout Ireland and in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19102/22]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department compiles data on the enterprise development agencies and their client companies (Enterprise Ireland, IDA and Udaras na Gaeltachta). During the two year period spanning the pandemic from 2019 to 2021 total employment in the Manufacturing sector in enterprise agency client companies has increased by 5.1%, or 11,534 jobs, to reach 238,038 jobs in 2021. In County Kildare, employment in the Manufacturing sector has increased by 4.4%, or 610 jobs, during the same two year period. These results show the resilience of the Manufacturing sector in Ireland despite the immense challenges posed by the pandemic.

Total Employment in Manufacturing sector for agency client companies, 2012-2021

Source: DETE Annual Employment Survey, 2021

These employment numbers include those that were on the TWSS and EWSS as employed and exclude those who were on the PUP.

The enterprise agency client companies are a subset of the total economy focused on the manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors. From the CSO Labour Force Survey, I understand that total employment in all Industry activities in Ireland was 314,100 in Q4 2021, up 9.7% or 27,800 jobs since Q4 2019.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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169. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which job expansion and retention continues to be made in the services sector throughout Ireland and in County Kildare, the expectations in this regard for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19103/22]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department compiles data on the enterprise development agencies (Enterprise Ireland, IDA and Udaras na Gaeltachta). During the two year period spanning the pandemic from 2019 to 2021 total employment in the Services sector in enterprise agency client companies has increased by 10.8%, or 22,262 jobs, to reach 229,301 in 2021. In County Kildare, the Services sector has increased by 0.4%, or 17 jobs, during the same two year time period.

Total employment in Services sector for enterprise agency client companies, 2012-2021

Source: DETE Annual Employment Survey, 2021

These numbers include those who were on the TWSS and EWSS as employed and exclude those who were on the PUP.

The enterprise agency client companies are a subset of the total economy focused on the manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors. From the CSO Labour Force Survey, I understand that total employment in all services activities in Ireland was 1,919,400 in Q4 2021, up 6.0% or 108,500 jobs since Q4 2019.