Written answers
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Job Creation
Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent)
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241. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of Enterprise Ireland sponsored jobs, by county for the years 2016 - 2022, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51866/23]
Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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Enterprise Ireland (EI) is the Government agency responsible for developing Irish business globally. Latest employment figures reflect the creation of 19,660 new jobs by EI client companies in 2022. This jobs growth translates into a net increase of 10,841 jobs created last year.
Enterprise Ireland companies now employ 218,178 people, an increase of 5% on the 2021 outturn and 68% of these jobs are outside Dublin. More than 147,000 people in the regions are now employed by Enterprise Ireland client companies, making a significant contribution to local economies and communities.
Employment increased across Enterprise Ireland’s three core economic sectors - Technology & Services (+8%), Industrial and Life Sciences (+5%) and Food and Sustainability (+3%).
The table below illustrates the total employment figures per county for EI client companies for the years 2016 to 2022.
| County | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021* | 2022* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 2,973 | 3,034 | 3,221 | 3,257 | 3,171 | 3,500 | 3,815 |
| Cavan | 5,221 | 5,451 | 5,842 | 6,089 | 6,045 | 6,506 | 6,534 |
| Clare | 3,444 | 3,709 | 4,115 | 4,325 | 4,372 | 4,286 | 5,266 |
| Cork | 24,936 | 25,975 | 24,444 | 25,130 | 25,706 | 24,962 | 25,585 |
| Donegal | 3,581 | 3,552 | 3,993 | 4,236 | 4,148 | 4,209 | 4,308 |
| Dublin | 70,365 | 72,461 | 77,426 | 78,003 | 77,352 | 66,704 | 70,785 |
| Galway | 7,294 | 8,103 | 8,095 | 8,431 | 8,369 | 8,122 | 8,651 |
| Kerry | 4,677 | 4,866 | 4,833 | 4,828 | 4,697 | 4,598 | 4,874 |
| Kildare | 8,632 | 9,134 | 8,931 | 9,301 | 9,154 | 9,098 | 9,270 |
| Kilkenny | 4,167 | 4,276 | 4,549 | 4,832 | 4,784 | 4,960 | 4,908 |
| Laois | 1,385 | 1,473 | 1,543 | 1,769 | 1,849 | 1,886 | 1,924 |
| Leitrim | 922 | 559 | 607 | 610 | 585 | 622 | 834 |
| Limerick | 7,954 | 8,269 | 9,561 | 9,755 | 9,774 | 9,141 | 8,736 |
| Longford | 2,886 | 2,970 | 2,979 | 2,954 | 2,959 | 2,262 | 2,223 |
| Louth | 5,819 | 6,121 | 5,937 | 6,207 | 6,372 | 6,521 | 6,369 |
| Mayo | 3,856 | 4,118 | 4,714 | 5,037 | 4,888 | 4,862 | 5,288 |
| Meath | 7,007 | 7,302 | 7,393 | 7,687 | 7,845 | 7,510 | 7,943 |
| Monaghan | 5,168 | 5,366 | 5,626 | 5,749 | 5,548 | 5,579 | 6,255 |
| Offaly | 3,941 | 4,281 | 4,314 | 4,238 | 4,172 | 4,249 | 4,260 |
| Roscommon | 1,688 | 1,776 | 1,791 | 1,788 | 1,754 | 1,684 | 1,619 |
| Sligo | 1,546 | 1,733 | 1,917 | 2,013 | 1,992 | 1,966 | 2,116 |
| Tipperary | 5,352 | 5,907 | 5,945 | 6,225 | 6,556 | 6,287 | 6,542 |
| Waterford | 5,721 | 6,359 | 6,849 | 6,853 | 6,208 | 6,519 | 7,502 |
| Westmeath | 3,653 | 3,741 | 3,564 | 3,382 | 3,296 | 3,019 | 3,099 |
| Wexford | 4,816 | 4,670 | 4,714 | 4,926 | 5,114 | 5,024 | 5,580 |
| Wicklow | 4,104 | 4,132 | 4,283 | 4,270 | 3,903 | 3,818 | 3,892 |
| Total | 201,108 | 209,338 | 217,186 | 221,895 | 220,613 | 207,894 | 218,178 |
* In line with Enterprise Ireland’s new strategy, a revision of the population of companies included in the Annual Employment Survey was undertaken in 2021 and is reflected in the tables.
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