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Written Answers — Immigration Issues: Immigration Issues (21 Feb 2006)

Tom Kitt: The 2002 census was the first in which a question was asked on nationality. According to the results of that census, some 224,300 persons, representing 5.8% of the usually resident population, indicated a nationality other than Irish. Based on migration trends between April 2002 and April 2005 it is estimated that non-Irish nationals numbered about 330,000 in April 2005, that is, 8% of the...

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (21 Feb 2006)

Tom Kitt: The exact information as requested by the Deputy is not available. Statistics on employment and unemployment are compiled from the quarterly national household survey. Sub-regional statistics of the kind requested by the Deputy are not available from the survey. The live register, age by duration series, gives a bi-annual breakdown of the number of people claiming unemployment assistance,...

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (22 Feb 2006)

Tom Kitt: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 and 178 together. The exact information as requested by the Deputy is not available. Statistics on employment and unemployment are compiled, at a regional level, from the quarterly national household survey. The latest statistics show that there were 27,500 people classified as unemployed in the Dublin region, equating to an unemployment rate of 4.5%, in...

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (28 Feb 2006)

Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. Statistics on employment and unemployment are compiled, at a regional level, from the quarterly national household survey. The latest statistics show that there were 27,500 people classified as unemployed in the Dublin region, equating to an unemployment rate of 4.5%, in the September-November quarter of 2005. Sub-regional...

Written Answers — Wexford Festival Opera: Wexford Festival Opera (1 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: The CSO's annual release titled Vehicles Licensed for the First Time 2005 indicated that there were 219,284 new vehicles licensed in 2005. This represents an increase of 23,777 or 12.2% on 2004. Full details of all classes of new vehicles licensed for 2004 and 2005 are set out in Table 1. Table 1: Details of new vehicles licensed in 2004 and 2005 Taxation Class Year 2004 Year 2005...

Written Answers — Vegetable Imports: Vegetable Imports (7 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is presented in the following table. For comparative purposes data for the preceding five years is also provided. Vegetable Imports from Israel 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005* Tonnes Tonnes Tonnes Tonnes Tonnes Tonnes Potatoes of which: New potatoes, fresh or chilled 25 539 846 796 Potatoes main crop,...

Written Answers — Machine Imports: Machine Imports (21 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: The goods classification of the European Union — the combined nomenclature CN — does not distinguish various types of lawn mowers and chainsaws in the manner requested by the Deputy. However, Table 1 as follows gives the descriptions of these goods that are currently available at CN level, while Table 2 identifies the units of each of these commodity types imported during 2005. For...

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (21 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: Statistics on industrial disputes are compiled from details supplied by the monitoring unit of the industrial relations section within the employment rights and industrial relations division of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and from information collected directly from other sources by the Central Statistics Office. The details requested by the Deputy are set out in the...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (22 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: Statistics on the labour force are compiled from the quarterly national household survey. The latest statistics available are for the period September to November 2005 and show that there are 1,639,800 persons in full-time employment. The number of persons aged over 66 years in full-time employment is 14,300, which is 0.9% of all those in full-time employment. Details of economic status of...

Written Answers — Industrial Wage: Industrial Wage (28 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The average earnings per hour for industrial workers, excluding clerical and managerial workers, in the manufacturing sector was €13.92 in September 2005. The quarterly survey from which these figures are produced does not enable the compilation of tables on the distribution of earnings. However, the CSO has introduced a new...

Written Answers — Official Census: Official Census (28 Mar 2006)

Tom Kitt: The Central Statistics Office began a consultation process in November 2003 to consider topics to be included in the 2006 census which will be taken on 23 April. Notices were placed in the national press and on the CSO website inviting public submissions on the suggested content of the 2006 census questionnaire. A broadly-based consultative group was set up in December 2003 to assist the CSO...

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (25 Apr 2006)

Tom Kitt: The designation Census of Population of Ireland which is used for the census to be carried out on 23 April 2006 is in conformity with Article 4 of the Constitution of Ireland which states, "The name of the State is Éire, or, in the English language, Ireland."

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (25 Apr 2006)

Tom Kitt: The most recent information on unemployment at electoral division level is from the 2002 Census of Population. The following table contains the relevant data. Table 1: Unemployment rates for Dublin City Electoral Divisions (based on Principal Economic Status), Census 2002 Principal Economic Status Total persons aged 15 years and over At work Unemployed (incl. looking for first regular...

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (3 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: The average age of marriage for selected years since 1986 up to the most recent year that published information is shown in the table. Average Age (years) of Groom Average Age (years) of Bride 1986 27.6 25.6 1991 28.7 26.9 1996 30.2 28.4 2002 32.5 30.4

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (9 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: The introduction of a population registration system is not fundamentally a statistical issue — it would have major implications for the organisation and regulation of civil society. Countries which maintain population registers make registration a mandatory requirement before transactions such as change of residence, eligibility for school attendance and entitlement to a driver's licence,...

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (9 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: The most up-to-date information for the population of each of the four Dublin counties is available from Censuses of Population. The following table gives the population of each of the four Dublin counties based on Censuses held in 1996 and 2002. Population of Dublin in 1996 and 2002. County Total Persons 1996 2002 Dublin City 481,854 495,781 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown ...

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (16 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: Statistics on Industrial Disputes are compiled from details supplied by the Monitoring Unit of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and from information collected directly from other sources by the Central Statistics Office. In 2004 20,784 days were lost to industrial disputes and in 2005 there were 26,670 days lost to industrial disputes.

Written Answers — Labour Force Statistics: Labour Force Statistics (23 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: Statistics on the labour force are compiled from the Quarterly National Household Survey. The latest statistics available are for the period September to November 2005. Details of hours worked are shown in the following table. Persons in employment (ILO) classified by sex and average Annualised usual hours of work per week Average annualised usual hours per week q1 to q4 2000 q1 to q4...

Written Answers — Farmer Statistics: Farmer Statistics (30 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: Comparable figures are not available on the numbers of full-time and part-time farmers for all the years requested during the period 1946 to 2006. Up to 1991 the focus of agriculture surveys was on the land holding, without distinguishing between the holder's full-time or part-time involvement in farming. Table 1 shows the number of Agricultural Holdings over 1 acre for available years during...

Written Answers — Marriage Statistics: Marriage Statistics (30 May 2006)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the deputy is not available. However information from the Census of Population 2002 does provide some details in relation to the numbers of people in their first marriage, and numbers of people who have remarried. The relevant information is outlined in the following table: Total Male Female First Marriage 1,423,884 711,302 712,582 Remarried 30,529...