Written answers

Wednesday, 9 June 2010

Department of An Taoiseach

Income Levels

5:00 am

Photo of Olivia MitchellOlivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the income distribution of persons aged 65 years and over according to the income distribution bands of the Central Statistics Office EU-SILC weekly equivalised income deciles (details supplied) when you do not include social State transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24090/10]

Photo of John CurranJohn Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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The latest published SILC results are for reference year 2008. Table 1 below shows the distribution of persons by age group across the published SILC income bands when social transfers are excluded from income. Table 2 shows the average income of those persons referred to in table 1 when social transfers are excluded.

Table 1 Distribution of persons by SILC 2008 income band by age group, based on income excluding social transfers
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Weekly threshold (€)<212.67>

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