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Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (21 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The latest results in relation to the distribution of earnings are from the 2003 National Employment Survey. The results refer to a total of 1,440,400 employees out of 1,793,400 persons at work in March. The survey does not measure self-employed earnings and it does not include the agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors. Average earnings for employees in the Manufacturing, Mining and...

Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (21 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) which began in September 1997, has as its main purpose the production of quarterly labour force estimates that include the official measure of employment and unemployment in the state (ILO basis). The legal basis for the survey is EU Council Regulation 577/98 which stipulates that Member States must conduct a continuous labour force survey...

Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (21 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The latest results in relation to the distribution of earnings are from the 2003 National Employment Survey. The results refer to a total of 1,440,400 employees out of 1,793,400 persons at work in March 2003. The survey does not measure self-employed earnings and it does not include the agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors. The results for March 2003 showed that the median earnings of...

Written Answers — Consumer Price Index: Consumer Price Index (21 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The table that follows this reply presents the annual rates of change for the twelve eurozone member states as well as the eurozone average from 2001 to 2005 for each of the twelve main COICOP commodity groups covered by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices. The latest available annual rates of change, which refer to October 2006, are also presented. Annual Rates of Change (%) by COICOP...

Written Answers — Minimum Wage: Minimum Wage (21 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The latest results in relation to the distribution of earnings are from the 2003 National Employment Survey. The results refer to a total of 1,440,400 employees out of 1,793,400 persons at work in March 2003. The survey does not measure self-employed earnings and it does not include the agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors. The average earnings per hour was €16.41 for all employees....

Written Answers — Death Statistics: Death Statistics (28 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: Mortality statistics are classified by the Underlying Cause of Death. The Underlying Cause of Death is defined as a) 'the disease or injury which initiated the train of events leading directly to death', or b) 'the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury'. Deaths are coded according to the Ninth Revision of the International Statistical Classification of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Tom Kitt: The Department has not received an application for capital funding from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (31 Jan 2007)

Tom Kitt: The number of housing units in respect of which planning permission has been granted throughout County Meath in each year from 2002 to 2005 and to date in 2006 are set out in the table below. The exact information as requested by the Deputy is not available as figures for Slane and Dunshaughlin are not compiled separately but are included in the Meath County Council figures. Number of...

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (27 Feb 2007)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is not yet available. The preliminary results of the 2006 census were published in July 2006. The results were based on clerical summaries prepared by each of the 4,400 enumerators employed to carry out the census field work. The levels of geography distinguished in the publication were Electoral Divisions and Counties. The publication of the definitive...

Written Answers — Multinational Corporations: Multinational Corporations (6 Mar 2007)

Tom Kitt: In accordance with international statistical standards, all profits of multinational corporations are attributed to their owners when they are earned. The estimated profits earned by multinational corporations in the State and attributable to their foreign owners were published under the label Direct Investment Income on Equity in the CSO Balance of International Payments release published...

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (20 Mar 2007)

Tom Kitt: The Central Statistics Office employed a field force comprising 6 Census Liaison Officers, 40 Regional Supervisors, 400 Field Supervisors and 4,400 Enumerators to carry out the census field operation. During the four weeks before Census Day the enumerators entered details in respect of 1.8 million private residences and communal establishments in their enumerator record books. They...

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (20 Mar 2007)

Tom Kitt: The Principal Demographic Results of the 2006 census which is to be published on 29 March will contain information on the number of non-Irish nationals at State and county levels. I have asked the Central Statistics Office to provide the Deputy with the requested information as soon as possible after that date.

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (20 Mar 2007)

Tom Kitt: Labour market estimates are derived from data collected through the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) which forms part of the EU wide (Community) Labour Force Survey. The primary classification used for the labour market status of an individual is the internationally agreed International Labour Office (ILO) labour force classification. The ILO classification distinguishes the...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (4 Apr 2007)

Tom Kitt: The number of occupied housing units which are rented from private landlords is given in the following table for the counties requested in respect of the 2006 census. Private rented unfurnished Private rented furnished or part furnished Total Private Rented State 16,621 128,696 145,317 Dublin 5,474 52,439 57,913 of which Dublin City 3,186 33,395 36,581 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown...

Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (24 Apr 2007)

Tom Kitt: Statistics on sectoral employment are compiled from the Quarterly National Household Survey. The most recent information relates to the fourth quarter of 2006 (September to November). The information as requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) classified by sex and NACE Economic Sector '000 Economic sector (NACE Rev. 1)...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (24 Apr 2007)

Tom Kitt: Additional staff were required for a six to nine month period to work on the processing of 2006 Census of Population in the CSO's Swords office. A number of these additional staff were drawn from the ranks of existing Dublin based Civil Servants on the understanding that they would be re-deployed within the Dublin area on completion of the Census work. These temporary arrangements were not...

Written Answers — Migrant Statistics: Migrant Statistics (24 Apr 2007)

Tom Kitt: The CSO have taken a number of steps to capture statistical information on the Non-Irish population in recent times. Nationality data is captured in a number of CSO surveys including the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS), the EU-Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC), the National Employment Survey (NES) and the Census of Population (COP). It is therefore possible to...

Written Answers — Official Statistics: Official Statistics (16 Oct 2007)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is not available on an annual basis at county level. The table contains the relevant Census of Population data for the years 1996, 2002 and 2006. Persons aged 15 years and over at work in the construction industry in County Kildare, 1996, 2002 and 2006. Census Year Persons 1996 3,866 2002 7,665 2006 10,981

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (23 Oct 2007)

Tom Kitt: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 and 140 together. The following table contains the relevant Census of Population data for the years 1996 and 2002 for 'Persons usually resident in Dublin County, classified by their means of travel to Work, School or College'. The information for 2006 is due to be published on 15th November 2007. Persons usually resident (and present in their usual...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Oct 2007)

Tom Kitt: The number of new houses and apartments for which planning permission has been granted by Fingal County Council and Dublin City Council in each year from 2002 to the second quarter of 2007 are set out in the two tables. The figures incorporate* planning permissions granted by An Bord Pleanála in respect of the Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council areas. Planning Permissions...