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Agreement between Ireland and the International Monetary Fund: Referral to Select Committee (8 Jul 2010)

John Curran: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann, pursuant to Article 29.5.2o of Bunreacht na hÉireann, approves the terms of the borrowing agreement between Ireland and the International Monetary Fund, signed on 3 February 2010, a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 23 February 2010, be referred to the Select Committee on Finance and the Public Service in accordance with paragraph...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Resolution of the Dáil of 7th July, 2010, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Minster for...

Issue of Writs: Dublin South, Waterford and Donegal South-West By-elections (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate this evening on the moving of the writs by Fine Gael for the by-elections in Donegal South West, Dublin South and Waterford. Over recent months the topic of the holding of by-elections has been the subject of widespread discussion and comment. While the Government fully recognises the entitlement of citizens to full representation, it is...

Issue of Writs: Dublin South, Waterford and Donegal South-West By-elections (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: For my part, I am available to represent all of my constituents to the best of my ability without fear or favour. In line with what I believe is the commitment of each Member of this House to serve their constituents as best they can, it is incumbent on us to serve the nation's interests and future well-being to the best of our ability. Nobody in this House needs to be reminded of the severe...

Issue of Writs: Dublin South, Waterford and Donegal South-West By-elections (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: Between now and Christmas the Government will be working to ensure that a budget is brought forward which is fair to our citizens and helps to further our economic recovery, a recovery which is under way but cannot be taken for granted. Preserving and creating jobs is the number one policy issue we, as national legislators, must overcome. In this regard I welcome this morning's positive live...

Issue of Writs: Dublin South, Waterford and Donegal South-West By-elections (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: As recovery begins to take hold, the Government works to frame a budget and we continue to fix our banking system, the Government is of the view that to divert attention and energy to the holding of three by-elections could be detrimental to the health of our economy. As practising politicians we all know the enormous and all-consuming effort that electioneering demands. We believe that to...

Issue of Writs: Dublin South, Waterford and Donegal South-West By-elections (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: That is not a risk I believe any Member could or should be willing to take.

Issue of Writs: Dublin South, Waterford and Donegal South-West By-elections (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: Instead, as set out by the Taoiseach and other members of Cabinet on a number of occasions, we believe that we must clear the major upcoming economic hurdles and then turn our attention to the pending by-elections.

Issue of Writs: Dublin South, Waterford and Donegal South-West By-elections (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: It is with that in mind that it is the Government's intention to move the writs for the by-elections in the first quarter of 2011. I understand that once that has taken place, under the Electoral Act the vote must be held between 18 and 25 days after the day on which the writ is issued. That is the intention of the Government, and I hope it brings a greater clarity to the matter for...

Written Answers — Educational Qualifications: Educational Qualifications (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) in Ireland and similar surveys across the EU collect information on the highest level of education attained by individuals. The group normally used for these comparisons is adults aged 25-64 years inclusive. Those aged under 25 years are not included as large numbers of people aged under 25 will not have completed their full-time education and...

Written Answers — Overseas Visitors: Overseas Visitors (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: Data on overseas travel to Ireland is published in the CSO's Overseas Travel release. These results are based on the CSO's Country of Residence Survey, which is carried out continuously at airports and ports in the Republic of Ireland. The results of the survey are expressed in terms of the number of "trips" rather than the number of "visitors" which was requested by the Deputy. The travel...

Written Answers — Dáil Reform: Dáil Reform (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: The proposals agreed at Government were brought before the relevant forum of the Dáil Committee on Procedure and Privileges Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform. Work is ongoing with the various Party representatives on this Sub-Committee with a view to achieving the highest possible level of cross-party consensus in relation to proposals for the reform of Dáil procedures. I do not believe that...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 to 148, inclusive, together. The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. In line with EU requirements the QNHS collects sector of employment information according to the standard EU classification (NACE). The sectors for which...

Written Answers — Census Information: Census Information (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: The Census 2006 results were made available for Dáil constituencies as defined by the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 16) Act 2005 which was in force at the time of the census. It is only possible to provide Census 2006 information for a revised constituency where it is defined in terms of complete electoral divisions. As this is not the case for Dublin West as detailed in the Report on Dail and...

Written Answers — Migration Statistics: Migration Statistics (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: The information requested by the Deputy is in set out in the following table which was taken from the Annual Population and Migration Release, published in respect of Mid-April each year. The table distinguishes immigrants and emigrants by Sex and Age Group for the years 2006-2010. Estimated Migration classified by Age Group, 2006 – 2010 Age groups 0 – 14 15 – 24 25 – 44 45 – 64...

Written Answers — Foreign Nationals Data: Foreign Nationals Data (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates relating to the labour force. Due to difficulties in accurately capturing the number of non-Irish nationals in the state through the QNHS estimates relating to nationality, particularly those involving lower orders of magnitude, must be seen as tentative. The data requested by the Deputy in relation to...

Written Answers — Migration Flows: Migration Flows (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: The information requested by the Deputy is in set out in the following table which was taken from the annual Population and Migration Release, published in respect of Mid-April each year. The table distinguishes immigrants and emigrants by Irish and non-Irish nationality for the years 2006 to 2010. Estimated Immigration and Emigration (Persons in April) by Year Immigrants (000)...

Written Answers — Employment Levels: Employment Levels (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates relating to the labour force. The most recent figures available are for Quarter 2 2010. The table below presents estimates of the employment and the unemployment rates of persons aged 15 and over classified by age group and highest level of education attained. It should be noted that the employment rates...

Written Answers — Earnings Data: Earnings Data (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: The Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS) is the official source of short term statistics on earnings and data is presented relating to average earnings in different economic sectors. The latest published data is for the first quarter of 2010 and this data is presented in table 1 below. It can be noted that EHECS does not collect information on the educational level of...

Written Answers — Economic Dependency Ratios: Economic Dependency Ratios (29 Sep 2010)

John Curran: The information requested by the Deputy regarding dependency ratios is not available at a county level for each of the past ten years. However, the breakdown is available at a NUTS3 level and is set out below. The data was derived from the annual Population and Migration Estimates releases, published in respect of Mid-April each year. For comparison purposes an additional table detailing...