There was an overall reduction of 104 people employed in Udaras-assisted companies at the end of last year – according to the annual report of Udaras na Gaeltachta.

At the end of 2011, there were 7,500 people employed in Udaras client companies – 7,000 fulltime and 500 part-time jobs.

734 new jobs were created in Udaras client companies during 2011, but when job losses are taken into consideration, there was a net loss of 104 jobs overall.

However, the number employed in Udaras-assisted companies in Mayo rose  from 601 in 2010 to 675 at the end of 2011.

During last year, Udaras approved assistance for 8 projects in the Mayo Gaeltacht, which it’s hoped will result in the creation of 9 jobs.

Approval was given for 35 projects in Galway last year, with the projected creation of 141 new jobs.