Minister Bruton speaks with Enterprise Ireland CEO Julie Sinnamon at the announcement today
Enterprise Ireland today reported that client companies created 19,705 new jobs in 2014.
The figure is published in the agency's end of year statement for 2014.
The statement reports that there was a net increase of 8,476 in the number of people employed by Enterprise Ireland supported companies, the highest net gain in the history of the agency.
Jobs Minister Richard Bruton called the announcement a "huge boost", noting that 70% of the new jobs were created outside of Dublin. The Minister also commended Enterprise Ireland CEO Julie Sinnamon and Enterprise Ireland staff for their work:
Today’s announcement that companies supported by Enterprise Ireland created a record 8,476 extra jobs in 2014 is a huge boost. This is the best performance in the history of the Agency, and great credit is owed to Julie and her staff for this excellent performance. Every job created in an Enterprise Ireland company supports an additional job elsewhere in the economy, through supply and service businesses, so the impact of this on communities across the country is massive.
Through our plan to grow jobs in Irish companies, we can help drive economic growth and ultimately allow Government to put money in people’s pockets and improve services.
Enterprise Ireland supported companies now, directly and indirectly, account for more than 300,000 jobs in the Irish economy - 16% of total workforce.
Total direct employment (full and part time) in Enterprise Ireland client companies stood at 180,072 in 2014. Of these, 156,202 are full-time jobs, while 23,870 are part-time*.
These full-time employment and total employment levels are the highest recorded in the history of the agency.
Significantly, Enterprise Ireland clients recorded the lowest level of job losses since 2000.
Read the full press release here.