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Written Answers — Census 2006: Census 2006 (2 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: The most up to date information sought by the Deputy is in the following table drawn from Census 2006 data. Persons usually resident and present in the State on Census Night in Dublin City and County, classified by means of travel to work, school or college and by distance travelled, 2006 Dublin City & County Total On foot Bicycle Bus, minibus or coach Train, DART or LUAS Motor cycle or...

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (2 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: I understand that my colleague Mr. Willie O'Dea T.D., the Minister for Defence is providing information relating to Ministerial use of Air Corps helicopters. The only other use of helicopters by my Department was to facilitate my attendance and address to delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2004 and 2007. Details of these trips, for which arrangements were put in...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 Mar 2008)

Tom Kitt: The application from Desmond Ability Resource Complex, under the Access Skills and Content (ASC) Initiative which is administered by my Department, in common with the other applications received, was assessed against the published criteria (copy available at http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie). An initial evaluation based on the material submitted, was carried out by the Information Society Policy...

Written Answers — Economic Growth: Economic Growth (4 Mar 2008)

Tom Kitt: The projections, which were published in December 2004 and relate to the 2002 Census, provided from a (then) current perspective two contrasting scenarios to reflect the likely range of possible outcomes in respect of international migration. No explicit assumptions were made in respect of expected growth in the economy. Instead, two migration assumptions M1 and M2 were framed by the Expert...

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (12 Feb 2008)

Tom Kitt: The number of drug related deaths of Waterford residents from 2002 to 2006 is as follows: Year Number of deaths 2002 0 2003 3 2004 4 2005 1 2006 1 Figures for 2007 are not yet available. Figures for 2005 and 2006 are provisional and subject to revision. These figures were derived using the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) definition of drug related...

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (12 Feb 2008)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the deputy is not available. Deaths are coded according to the Ninth Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death, Volume 9 (ICD9). Only the underlying cause of death is recorded for cause of death statistics. Thus, the fact that drugs were found to be present in the system of the deceased will not be retained...

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (5 Feb 2008)

Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. Statistics on employment and unemployment are measured by the Quarterly National Household Survey. The survey provides estimates for eight NUTS-3 level regions. The latest results are for the period June to August 2007 and showed an unemployment figure of 31,200 persons in the Dublin region. The Live Register series gives...

Written Answers — Security Industry: Security Industry (5 Feb 2008)

Tom Kitt: The most up-to-date information available, as requested by the deputy, is taken from the Census 2006 and is contained in the table. No details are available in respect of wages. Total Number of persons at work in the Private Security industry. Industry Total at work Employees Self-employed, with paid employees Self-employed without paid employees Investigation and Security activities...

Written Answers — Farm Holdings: Farm Holdings (30 Jan 2008)

Tom Kitt: The following table shows the average size of farm (Agriculture Area Used (AAU)) in 1980, 1985, 1991, 1995, 2000 and 2005. Data for 1980, 1991 and 2000 are based on Censuses of Agriculture. The results for other years are based on Farm Structure Surveys.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2008)

Tom Kitt: The Age Action Ireland "Getting Started" project was funded in 2006 and 2007 under the ASC (Access, Skills and Content) Initiative. The ASC Initiative, previously called the eInclusion Fund, provides funding to voluntary, not-for-profit organisations for projects to support the participation of late adopters of technology in an inclusive knowledge society. The "Getting Started" programme is...

Written Answers — Population Statistics: Population Statistics (30 Jan 2008)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table, which has been taken from the Census of Population 2006. Census 2006 Regional Authority Area Persons Males Females Border 468,375 235,963 232,412 Dublin 1,187,176 582,557 604,619 Mid-East 475,360 239,746 235,614 Midland 251,664 127,738 123,926 Mid-West 361,028 182,296 178,732 South-East 460,838 232,126...

Written Answers — Household Incomes: Household Incomes (30 Jan 2008)

Tom Kitt: Estimates of disposable income per capita for the years 2003 and 2004 are provided below. It is expected that the 2005 estimates will be available in February of this year. These data show that disposable incomes per person in the South East region were €16,470 in 2003 and €17,126 in 2004. These are equivalent to 91.3 per cent of the state average in 2003 and 91.2 per cent of the state...

Written Answers — Departmental Strategies: Departmental Strategies (30 Jan 2008)

Tom Kitt: Since the publication of the last action plan for the Information Society, there has been significant progress on a number of fronts, including eGovernment. Work is underway on the preparation of a new Knowledge Society Action Plan which will take account of developments since the last plan. This work is being coordinated by the Information Society Policy Unit in the Department of the...

Written Answers — Population Statistics: Population Statistics (18 Dec 2007)

Tom Kitt: The number of marriages registered in 2006 was 21,841. This equates to 515 marriages per 100,000 population. This figure is subject to revision.

Written Answers — Population Statistics: Population Statistics (18 Dec 2007)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. It should be noted that the figures for 'Separated' include deserted as this was the way the question was formulated on the 2006 Census Form. Census 2006 Marital Status Persons Males Females Divorced 59,534 27,226 32,308 Separated (including deserted) 107,263 45,783 61,480

Written Answers — Average Industrial Wage: Average Industrial Wage (18 Dec 2007)

Tom Kitt: The average industrial wage is generally defined as the hourly or weekly wage rate of industrial workers in the industrial sector. Until June 2007, this data was collected in the Quarterly Industrial Inquiry (QII), in respect of industrial enterprises with 10 or more employees. In the QII, the average industrial wage was recorded on the following basis: The industrial sector included...

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (18 Dec 2007)

Tom Kitt: There were 7 deaths registered in the first 3 months of 2007 where the underlying cause of death was cocaine related. There were an additional 7 deaths registered in the first 3 months of 2007 where cocaine use was mentioned on the death certificate but was not the underlying cause of death. Figures for the remainder of 2007 are not yet available.

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (12 Dec 2007)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. Occupancy Status Vacant house Vacant flat Holiday home Total Geographic Area Leinster 70,437 25,697 10,781 106,915 Carlow 1,857 310 308 2,475 Dublin City and County 27,122 18,765 418 46,305 Dublin City 12,557 13,424 111 26,092 Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown 4,661 2,207 60 6,928 Fingal 5,841 1,804 233 7,878 South Dublin...

Written Answers — Population Statistics: Population Statistics (11 Dec 2007)

Tom Kitt: I propose to take Questions Nos. 113, 115 and 116 together. The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. Population of inhabited Islands off the coast, Census 2006 Persons Co. Donegal An Chruit 53 Árainn Mhór 522 Aughnish 3 Gabhla 4 Inis Bó Finne 36 Inis Caorach 7 Inis Fraoigh 9 Inis Mhic an Doirn 13 Oileán an Bhráighe 13 Toraigh 142 Uaigh 27 Total...

Written Answers — Population Estimate: Population Estimate (27 Nov 2007)

Tom Kitt: The information requested by the Deputy is shown in the following table in respect of April of the years indicated. Numbers of Persons and Private Households, 2002-2007 Population Private Households Thousands 2002 3,917.2 1,344.4 2003 3,978.9 1,383.8 2004 4,043.8 1,405.9 2005 4,130.7 1,453.9 2006 4,234.9 1,488.4 2007 Not yet available 1,533.3 The population estimates for 2003-2006...