AQO 4195/11-15 Oral question to the Minister of Finance and Personnel
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on the number of renewable energy jobs created locally compared to other regions of the UK, since April 2011.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 23 May 2013
- Answered
- Oral
- After due date
- Tabled
- 23 May 2013
- Answer due by
- 3 June 2013
- Answered
- 4 June 201312 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
Answer
It is not possible to provide a comprehensive estimate of the number of renewable energy jobs created in Northern Ireland relative to other regions of the UK. This is because renewable energy related activities are not separately identified within the UK Standard Industrial Classification system (SIC2007) used to classify business activity.
However, for information, the number of employee jobs in the electrical power generation, transmission and distribution sector, which includes some renewable energy activity, is provided in table below for the years 2009 and 2011 (the latest available).
Number of Jobs in Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
| Year | Number of Employee Jobs | Employee Job Change |
| 2009 | 1043 | |
| 2011 | 949 | -94 |