The South West Action Plan for Jobs is available at http://www.enterprise.gov.ie/en/Publications/APJ-SW-Region.pdf  Following the successful national Action Plan for Jobs model which has supported the creation of 100,000 additional jobs 21 months ahead of deadline, and in order to ensure that the Plan is delivered, a comprehensive implementation structure is being put in place. Deadlines and lead organisations are assigned in the case of each action, an Implementation Committee is being put in place, and Progress Reports implementation levels will be published every six months   Employment in companies in the South West supported by the Government (through IDA and Enterprise Ireland) declined by 6.6% (3280 jobs) during the crash; in the past four years it has increased by 22.7% (10,622 jobs).

Both Cork and Kerry have benefited from this strong performance, with jobs in these companies in Kerry declining by 781 (12.5%) during 2008-2010 but increasing by 731 (13.4%) during 2011-2014. Jobs in Cork declined by 2499 (5.7%) during 2008-2010 and have increased by 9891 (24%) in 2011-2014.