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Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: The table shows the estimated numbers of full-time and part-time employees in the public and private sectors in the second quarter of 2009, the latest period for which information is available. The figures are based on the Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS). As this is a survey of enterprises, persons with more than one job may be counted twice in the figures but the effect...

Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: The latest annual Business Demography statistics were published in June 2009 with respect to the year 2007. In 2007 there were 254,679 persons employed in active enterprises with less than 10 employees. Business Demography coverage is limited to NACE Rev 1.1 sectors C - K and does not include the non-traded service sectors or other community, social and personal services. Employees in...

Written Answers — Disability Statistics: Disability Statistics (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 149 together. The Government at its meeting on 11 December 2009 agreed to the topics to be included in the questionnaire for the 2011 census. As part of the preparatory work for the 2011 census the CSO conducted a public consultation by inviting members of the public and various interest groups to make submissions on the topics to be covered, and on...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Figures are published for each county and local social welfare office. The table contains monthly Live Register information for each local social welfare office in County Wexford,...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Figures are published for each county and local social welfare office. The table contains monthly Live Register information for those aged under 25 in each local social welfare...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Figures are published for each county and local social welfare office. The table contains monthly Live Register information for each local social welfare office in County Limerick,...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Figures are published for each county and local social welfare office. The table contains monthly Live Register information for those aged under 25 in each local social welfare...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 and 152 together. The following table contains live register information as requested for each geographical county. It should be noted that the Live Register includes only those aged 17 years and over. Total persons and persons under 25 on the Live Register by County and Sex, September 2007 County Males Under 25 Females Under 25 All...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. The basis of the area classification used in the collection of Live Register data is the Department of Social and Family Affairs local office of registration. The areas served by Local Employment Offices do not correspond to specific geographic boundaries. Therefore, registrants at a given local office do not necessarily come from a...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: The Census of Population 2006 shows the number of people in the Labour Force as 2,109,498 on Census Night. The table shows the breakdown by gender and County. Persons, males and females aged 15 years and over in the Labour force in each County and City, 2006 Geographic Area In the Labour Force Persons Males Females Carlow 24,337 14,569 9,768 Dublin 629,001 345,939 283,062 of...

Written Answers — Labour Force Statistics: Labour Force Statistics (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates relating to the labour force. The data requested by the Deputy are presented in the table in respect of the third quarter of 2007. Labour Force Estimates by Sex and Region,Quarter 3 2007 In Employment '000 Unemployed '000 In Labour Force '000 Unemployment Rate (%) Participation...

Written Answers — Labour Force Statistics: Labour Force Statistics (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates relating to the labour force. The data requested by the Deputy are presented in the table in respect of the third quarter of 2009. Persons aged 15 years and over in employment, unemployed, in labour force, unemployment rate and participation rate by region and sex - Q32009 In Employment...

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: The printing contract for the 2011 census was part of a comprehensive census tender which was published on etenders in April 2009. The tender covered the software solution for the processing system, which was based on the system used for the 2006 census, the provision, installation and commissioning of the necessary hardware to carry out the processing and the printing of the census forms and...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: Molaim an rún: That, notwithstanding anything in the Resolution of the Dáil of 14 June 2007, 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 Finance, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Minister for...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2010: Motion (19 Jan 2010)

Pat Carey: Molaim an rún: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2010, a copy of which Order in draft was laid before Dáil Éireann on 15 December 2009, be referred to the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, in accordance with paragraph (2) of the Orders of Reference of that...

Seanad: Census of Population (17 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I thank Senator Corrigan for raising this matter. I am very familiar with this issue because in the preparation of the memorandum for the census I was closely involved with the Central Statistics Office which is within my area of responsibility. I will outline the current position. The Cabinet at its meeting last Tuesday agreed to the recommendation that the next census would be held on 10...

Seanad: Hospital Services (17 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I thank the Senator for raising this issue, which I note from his presentation he clearly understands and with which he is heavily involved. As he did, I pay tribute to all the professionals who work with different groups in the medical and paramedical areas. I am responding to this matter on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney, and I will outline the position....

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy (17 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I thank Senator Buttimer for raising this issue. I am well aware of his interest and deep commitment to addressing the drug problem and other issues associated with risks to young people. I am responding to this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy John Curran. When introducing the 2010 budget, the Minister for Finance said that over the past year we have been...

Council of Europe Representatives (17 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: I also want to wish everybody a happy Christmas, now that we are sure that everybody will get paid. I wish to inform the House that the following persons have been selected and nominated as representatives and alternates from Ireland to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe until the end of 2010.

Council of Europe Representatives (17 Dec 2009)

Pat Carey: The representatives are Deputies Frank Fahey, leader of the delegation, Pat Breen and Joe Costello, and Senator Cecelia Keaveney; the alternate members are Deputy Peter Kelly and Senators Terry Leyden, Joe O'Reilly and Rónán Mullen.