Agencies’ job claims not backed by figures

Only two counties have seen a net increase in jobs in companies supported by either the IDA or Enterprise Ireland since 2008.

Although both agencies, particularly the IDA, regularly hit the headlines with large-scale job announcements, the figures show there has been a general trend of job losses in the two sectors over the past five years.

An analysis of figures compiled by the Department of Jobs show widely divergent performances between different parts of the country at firms supported by the IDA and Enterprise Ireland (EI).