350 new jobs created by LEO and small businesses in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown last year

Gary Ibbotson 18 Jan 2022

350 new jobs were created across Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in 2021 by 293 small businesses supported by the Local Enterprise Office (LEO), a Fine Gael Senator has said.

An Tánaistet Leo Varadkar TD, announced the annual results of the LEOs for 2021 which showed that LEO supported companies created 7,440 jobs around the country in 2021, with 85% of these jobs outside of Dublin.

Former Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown councillor and current Senator Barry Ward said: “350 new jobs were created last year in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown while the net jobs created by LEO supported clients across the county last year was 181.

“During a very difficult year for many small businesses, this is hugely positive news for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and highlights the determination and hard work of business owners and workers across the county,” he said.

“A total of 1313 people employed in small businesses across Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown benefited from LEO support over the past year.

“With a total of 293 clients, the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown LEO provides vital support to many of our local businesses, offering advice, mentoring and training, and providing much needed financial backing with programmes such as the Trading Online Voucher, Lean for Micro and Green for Micro.

“This support proved particularly valuable over the past almost two years as many businesses were forced to pivot their offerings online or adapt their services to make it through the pandemic.

“I want to pay tribute to these Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown businesses which have persevered through some of the most difficult times and continued to provide jobs and contribute to our local economy and community.”

Minister Varadkar said that “over 35,000 people employed in small businesses around the country have been helped in some way by our Local Enterprise Offices.

“They are at the heart of communities in every county, and have proved invaluable throughout the pandemic, during which I know a huge amount of people relied on their local office.”

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