Written answers
Thursday, 15 October 2020
Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment
Enterprise Data
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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93. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of people employed in the manufacturing and servicing sectors in County Kildare, respectively; the degree to which this number has fluctuated in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30886/20]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The table below shows employment by broad sector in County Kildare in agency client (IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta) companies over the period 2015-2019.
Table 1: Kildare, Agency Client Employment by Broad Sector, 2015-2019
| Sector | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 14,010 | 13,942 | 13,623 | 13,667 | 13,918 |
| Services | 4,434 | 4,475 | 3,914 | 4,294 | 4,255 |
| Grand Total | 18,444 | 18,417 | 17,537 | 17,961 | 18,173 |
Over the five year period 2015-2019 employment in manufacturing in Kildare decreased by 0.7%, while employment in services grew by 4.0%. This continues a long-run trend, mirrored internationally, of a shift towards services. However, manufacturing is still the major component of agency client employment in Kildare at 76.6%.
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