Written answers
Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Departmental Data
Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs over the past five years per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3564/23]
Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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Enterprise Ireland supported jobs over the past five years are as follows:
Annual Employment Survey (AES) Total Employment by county per given year
| County | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 3,815 | 3,500 | 3,171 | 3,257 | 3,221 |
| Cavan | 6,534 | 6,506 | 6,045 | 6,089 | 5,842 |
| Clare | 5,266 | 4,286 | 4,372 | 4,325 | 4,115 |
| Cork | 25,585 | 24,962 | 25,706 | 25,130 | 24,444 |
| Donegal | 4,308 | 4,209 | 4,148 | 4,236 | 3,993 |
| Dublin | 70,785 | 66,704 | 77,352 | 78,003 | 77,426 |
| Galway | 8,651 | 8,122 | 8,369 | 8,431 | 8,095 |
| Kerry | 4,874 | 4,598 | 4,697 | 4,828 | 4,833 |
| Kildare | 9,270 | 9,098 | 9,154 | 9,301 | 8,931 |
| Kilkenny | 4,908 | 4,960 | 4,784 | 4,832 | 4,549 |
| Laois | 1,924 | 1,886 | 1,849 | 1,769 | 1,543 |
| Leitrim | 834 | 622 | 585 | 610 | 607 |
| Limerick | 8,736 | 9,141 | 9,774 | 9,755 | 9,561 |
| Longford | 2,223 | 2,262 | 2,959 | 2,954 | 2,979 |
| Louth | 6,369 | 6,521 | 6,372 | 6,207 | 5,937 |
| Mayo | 5,288 | 4,862 | 4,888 | 5,037 | 4,714 |
| Meath | 7,943 | 7,510 | 7,845 | 7,687 | 7,393 |
| Monaghan | 6,255 | 5,579 | 5,548 | 5,749 | 5,626 |
| Offaly | 4,260 | 4,249 | 4,172 | 4,238 | 4,314 |
| Roscommon | 1,619 | 1,684 | 1,754 | 1,788 | 1,791 |
| Sligo | 2,116 | 1,966 | 1,992 | 2,013 | 1,917 |
| Tipperary | 6,542 | 6,287 | 6,556 | 6,225 | 5,945 |
| Waterford | 7,502 | 6,519 | 6,208 | 6,853 | 6,849 |
| Westmeath | 3,099 | 3,019 | 3,296 | 3,382 | 3,564 |
| Wexford | 5,580 | 5,024 | 5,114 | 4,926 | 4,714 |
| Wicklow | 3,892 | 3,818 | 3,903 | 4,270 | 4,283 |
| Grand Total | 218,178 | 207,894 | 220,613 | 221,895 | 217,186 |
In 2022, 19,660 new jobs were created by Enterprise Ireland client companies.
Enterprise Ireland companies now employ 218,178 people, an increase of 5% on the 2021 outturn and 68% of these jobs are outside Dublin.
Employment increased across Enterprise Ireland’s three core economic sectors - Technology & Services (+8%), Industrial and Life Sciences (+5%) and Food and Sustainability (+3%).
Strong employment growth was reported in specific sub sectors such as:
- Climate, Sustainability and Agritech (+13%)
- Digital Technology (+9%),
- High Tech Construction and Housing (+6%)
- Fintech, Financial and Business Services (+6%)
The employment base in Ireland is already strong as further evidenced by the substantial jobs figures announced by Enterprise Ireland in recent days. 2021 was a record year for employment creation in Enterprise Ireland companies and to see a further 5% increase in total employment in 2022 shows the potential we have to continue to go from strength-to-strength.
Balanced regional development is being achieved in terms of both new jobs created and total employment. More than 147,000 people outside of the Dublin region are now employed by Enterprise Ireland client companies, making an enormous contribution to local economies and communities.
The Government’s target to have a record 2.5 million people employed by 2024 has already been exceeded. Enterprise Ireland has also exceeded its own employment target for 2022.
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