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Written Answers — Land Prices: Land Prices (5 Jul 2006)

Tom Kitt: The average price of agricultural land in 1999 was €11,264 per hectare. The latest year for which figures are currently available is 2004, when the average price of agricultural land was €16,261 per hectare. This was an increase of €4,997 per hectare or 44.4% over the five year period. These figure exclude transactions involving small areas of land (i.e. under 2 hectares) and sales...

Written Answers — Farmer Numbers: Farmer Numbers (4 Jul 2006)

Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the deputy is not available. The Farm Structure Survey provides regional estimates and the following table shows figures for the combined Mid-East & Dublin regions on 1 June 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003 (the latest year currently available). Number of farms in the combined Mid-East & Dublin regions — June 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003 Year Farms 1995...

Written Answers — Employment Levels: Employment Levels (4 Jul 2006)

Tom Kitt: Statistics on residents here who are working in Northern Ireland are estimated from the Quarterly National Household Survey and are presented in the following table. These figures are available at State level only. Persons in employment(ILO) whose place of work is outside the State, December-February 2006 Country of normal place of work '000 Northern Ireland 4.1 Other United...

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (4 Jul 2006)

Tom Kitt: 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. Sub-regional statistics, of the kind requested by the Deputy, are not available from the Quarterly National Household Survey. The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (4 Jul 2006)

Tom Kitt: The most recent information available on private rented properties is from the 2002 Census of Population. The census data does not distinguish landlords however. The relevant information in respect of County Meath is contained in the following table: Private dwellings in permanent housing units in County Meath, classified by nature of occupancy. Number Owner-occupied with loan or...

Written Answers — Marriage Registrations: Marriage Registrations (28 Jun 2006)

Tom Kitt: The number of marriages registered in 2005 was 20,723. This equates to 502 marriages per 100,000 population. This figure is subject to revision.

Written Answers — Birth Registrations: Birth Registrations (28 Jun 2006)

Tom Kitt: The number of births registered outside marriage in 2005 was 19,528.

Written Answers — Tourism Statistics: Tourism Statistics (27 Jun 2006)

Tom Kitt: The CSO does not compile any statistics on the number of Irish residents travelling abroad on skiing holidays. The tourism statistics published by the CSO provide a breakdown distinguishing holidays, business trips, visiting friends or relatives and other reasons for travel. The statistics do not give any further details on the types of foreign holiday taken by Irish residents.

Written Answers — Farm Statistics: Farm Statistics (27 Jun 2006)

Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Farm Structure Survey provides estimates of farm numbers and the following table shows figures for June 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003 (the latest year currently available). Number of active farms from 1995 to 2003 (the latest data available) Year Farmwork is sole occupation of farm owner Farmwork is not sole occupation of...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (27 Jun 2006)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. Irish speakers aged 3 years and over, 1926-2002 Year 1926 540,802 1936 666,601 1946 588,725 1961 716,420 1971 789,429 1981 1,018,413 1986 1,042,701 1991 1,095,830 1996 1,430,205 2002 1,570,894 A new question on ability to speak the Irish language and frequency of speaking Irish was...

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (20 Jun 2006)

Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Farm Structure Survey provides regional estimates and the table shows figures for the West region in June 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003 (the latest year currently available). Number of farms in the West region — June 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003 Year Farmwork is sole occupation of farm owner Farmwork is not sole occupation...

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (20 Jun 2006)

Tom Kitt: Separate data on the number of live births to mothers aged under 15, and to mothers aged 15 to 16, are not available for the years 1960, 1965, 1970, and 1975. Accordingly, the total number of live births to mothers aged under 16 is given for all years. 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 Under 15 13 5 12 11 10 7 15 to 16 50 36 54 42 57 35 ...

Written Answers — Departmental Surveys: Departmental Surveys (14 Jun 2006)

Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Farm Structure Survey provides regional estimates and the following table shows figures for the South East region in June 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003 (the latest year currently available). Number of farms in the South East region — June 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003 Year Farm work is sole occupation of farm owner Farm work...

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (13 Jun 2006)

Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. Statistics on the labour force are compiled from the Quarterly National Household Survey. The latest statistics available are for the period December 2005 to February 2006 and show that there are 26,200 persons classified as long-term unemployed. The duration of unemployment figures for the past three years, classified by gender...

Written Answers — National Transport Survey: National Transport Survey (13 Jun 2006)

Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. Comprehensive statistics on Road Passenger kilometres can only be obtained by means of a detailed survey of road users. A report prepared by the National Statistics Board on Policy Needs for Statistical Data on Enterprises has recommended that a National Transport Survey, collecting this type of information, should be carried...

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...

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 — 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 — 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,...