Written answers
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Departmental Data
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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114. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA sponsored companies per county; and the number of jobs in IDA sponsored companies, by county, in tabular form. [6736/24]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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IDA Ireland has over 1,800 client companies within its portfolio employing 300,583 as at the end of 2023, with employment levels above 300,000 for the second consecutive year. 248 investments were won in 2023, 83 of which were new name investments.
Balanced regional development remains a priority for IDA Ireland. There were 132 investments secured across regional locations during 2023, representing 53% of all investments. The total number of regional jobs now stands at 163,471. The Midlands Region saw the strongest level of growth, up 5.8%. There was growth in the Border Region (up 2.7%) and Midwest Region (up 2.6%) with the Southwest and Southeast Regions up by 1.2% and 1.4% respectively. Elsewhere, the West Region was down by 1.8% whilst Dublin and the Mid East Region declined by 1.2% and 4.8% respectively.
Employment in FDI companies now accounts for over 11% of the workforce. Additionally, my Department estimates that for every 10 jobs generated by FDI directly, another eight are created in the wider economy. This translates to over 540,000 direct and indirect jobs supported by FDI at the end of 2023, almost 20% of the workforce.
IDA Ireland’s 2023 results reinforce the scale of the contribution of FDI to Ireland and the role that inward investment continues to play in providing jobs and opportunity for people right across the country. While they are reassuring in the context of an increasingly challenging and competitive global environment for enterprise and for FDI, we are not complacent and Government recognises that Ireland must stay agile and ambitious to win investment as we pursue implementation of the policy mix articulated in the White Paper on Enterprise.
As requested, the Deputy, the number of IDA client companies and jobs by county in 2023, is set out in the table below:
County | IDA Clients 2023 | Total IDA Supported Jobs 2023 |
---|---|---|
Cavan | 9 | 821 |
Donegal | 22 | 5,036 |
Leitrim | 4 | 1,104 |
Monaghan | 6 | 283 |
Sligo | 31 | 2,929 |
Dublin | 985 | 137,112 |
Kildare | 45 | 11,909 |
Louth | 36 | 3,674 |
Meath | 16 | 2,173 |
Wicklow | 21 | 2,673 |
Clare | 70 | 5,919 |
Limerick | 71 | 16,018 |
Tipperary | 17 | 5,320 |
Laois | 5 | 155 |
Longford | 7 | 1,801 |
Offaly | 11 | 1,385 |
Westmeath | 28 | 4,582 |
Carlow | 4 | 1,440 |
Kilkenny | 13 | 1,037 |
Waterford | 43 | 9,078 |
Wexford | 26 | 3,746 |
Cork | 216 | 49,253 |
Kerry | 17 | 2,043 |
Galway | 103 | 24,080 |
Mayo | 16 | 5,434 |
Roscommon | 9 | 1,578 |
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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115. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland sponsored companies per county; the number of jobs in Enterprise Ireland sponsored companies, by county, in tabular form. [6737/24]
Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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In 2023, employment in Enterprise Ireland supported companies increases to a record 225,495, the highest ever recorded.
The following figures are compiled from Enterprise Ireland’s Annual Employment Survey for 2023
County | No. of Companies | No. of Jobs |
---|---|---|
Carlow | 68 | 3,916 |
Cavan | 70 | 6,942 |
Clare | 100 | 5,184 |
Cork | 467 | 25,769 |
Donegal | 98 | 3,479 |
Dublin | 1744 | 74,681 |
Galway | 234 | 9,104 |
Kerry | 90 | 4,973 |
Kildare | 158 | 9,436 |
Kilkenny | 82 | 5,630 |
Laois | 39 | 1,867 |
Leitrim | 16 | 880 |
Limerick | 178 | 8,924 |
Longford | 27 | 2,392 |
Louth | 130 | 6,744 |
Mayo | 103 | 6,004 |
Meath | 150 | 7,898 |
Monaghan | 81 | 6,709 |
Offaly | 52 | 4,091 |
Roscommon | 30 | 1,671 |
Sligo | 51 | 2,308 |
Tipperary | 99 | 6,742 |
Waterford | 98 | 7,580 |
Westmeath | 73 | 3,178 |
Wexford | 85 | 5,710 |
Wicklow | 128 | 3,683 |
Total | 4451 | 225,495 |
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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116. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of LEO sponsored companies per county; and the number of jobs in LEO sponsored companies, by county, in tabular form. [6738/24]
Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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This Government is committed to backing business and will continue to work closely with small businesses to support their growth, help them to find new markets, create jobs and take on the twin challenges of decarbonisation and digitalisation. The Local Enterprise Offices have a key role to play here.
The recently announced results of the Local Enterprise Offices Annual Employment Survey are very positive. Last year, the LEOs financially assisted a portfolio of 7,167 small businesses, that account for 38,726 jobs across the country. This is the highest recorded number since the establishment of the LEOs and represents a 10th year of consecutive jobs growth. In 2023, LEO supported companies created 6,640 new jobs, with a net gain of 2,131 jobs.
82% of the new jobs created by Local Enterprise Office companies in 2023 were located outside of Dublin. This shows again how vital the LEOs are to the development of our indigenous enterprises and is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the staff of the 31 Local Enterprise Offices.
The net jobs gain in employment by LEO Client companies of 2,131 accounts for any loses from company amalgamation, transfers from LEOs to Enterprise Ireland and those that cease trading.
The figures accounted for in these results are only LEO clients that have received financial grant assistance from their LEO and does not measure small businesses and their associated jobs that have received training, mentoring or other supports such as the Trading Online Voucher, Green for Business, Lean for Business or Digital for Business.
The Local Enterprise Office Annual Employment Survey results for 2023 are set out in the table below:
County | No. of Clients | Gross Jobs (FT + OT) | Total Gains | Net Jobs |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carlow | 208 | 1005 | 140 | 1 |
Cavan | 171 | 1442 | 165 | 64 |
Clare | 229 | 1393 | 188 | 62 |
Cork | 630 | 3268 | 714 | 244 |
Donegal | 259 | 1539 | 321 | 78 |
Dublin | 1223 | 5718 | 1003 | 394 |
Galway | 259 | 1240 | 174 | 52 |
Kerry | 242 | 1219 | 207 | 65 |
Kildare | 268 | 1309 | 271 | 17 |
Kilkenny | 188 | 1100 | 168 | 53 |
Laois | 141 | 777 | 143 | 40 |
Leitrim | 155 | 472 | 82 | 26 |
Limerick | 313 | 2049 | 453 | 238 |
Longford | 268 | 1355 | 154 | 50 |
Louth | 212 | 911 | 154 | 26 |
Mayo | 195 | 1222 | 234 | 23 |
Meath | 258 | 1383 | 216 | 13 |
Monaghan | 168 | 1015 | 140 | 78 |
Offaly | 206 | 1177 | 235 | 10 |
Roscommon | 171 | 1007 | 135 | 26 |
Sligo | 193 | 982 | 117 | 37 |
Tipperary | 266 | 1578 | 370 | 96 |
Waterford | 280 | 1237 | 185 | 47 |
Westmeath | 269 | 1600 | 208 | 145 |
Wexford | 234 | 1954 | 329 | 177 |
Wicklow | 161 | 774 | 134 | 69 |
Grand Total | 7167 | 38726 | 6640 | 2131 |
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