Written answers
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Department of An Taoiseach
Foreign Nationals Data
11:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 153: To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons over 15 years of age who are not Irish citizens who were at work, unemployed, students or engaged in home duties in each of the past five years in different age groups. [31822/10]
John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates relating to the labour force. Due to difficulties in accurately capturing the number of non-Irish nationals in the state through the QNHS estimates relating to nationality, particularly those involving lower orders of magnitude, must be seen as tentative.
The data requested by the Deputy in relation to non-Irish nationals classified by Principal Economic Status and age group in respect of the second quarter 2006 to second quarter 2010 inclusive are presented in the table below:
| Non-Irish nationals aged 15 years and over classified by Principal Economic Status and age group, Q2 2006 | |||||||
| '000 | |||||||
| Principal Economic | Age Group | ||||||
| Status | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | Total |
| At work | 45.6 | 120.2 | 56.4 | 24.2 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 256.8 |
| Unemployed | 4.8 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.0 | * | 21.4 |
| Student | 22.4 | 8.6 | 1.0 | * | * | * | 32.9 |
| Home duties | 3.1 | 17.3 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 42.5 |
| Total persons | 75.9 | 154.2 | 73.5 | 31.3 | 13.9 | 4.8 | 353.6 |
| Non-Irish nationals aged 15 years and over classified by Principal Economic Status and age group, Q2 2007 | |||||||
| '000 | |||||||
| Principal Economic | Age Group | ||||||
| Status | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | Total |
| At work | 49.8 | 151.8 | 67.1 | 27.1 | 10.2 | * | 306.6 |
| Unemployed | 4.6 | 8.7 | 4.8 | 2.3 | * | * | 20.8 |
| Student | 22.1 | 9.4 | 2.9 | * | * | * | 34.7 |
| Home duties | 4.1 | 20.2 | 13.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 50.0 |
| Total persons | 80.5 | 190.1 | 88.7 | 33.9 | 14.1 | 4.6 | 412.0 |
| Non-Irish nationals aged 15 years and over classified by Principal Economic Status and age group, Q2 2008 | |||||||
| '000 | |||||||
| Principal Economic | Age Group | ||||||
| Status | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | Total |
| At work | 45.8 | 157.1 | 72.6 | 32.0 | 12.6 | 1.0 | 321.1 |
| Unemployed | 6.2 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | * | 26.9 |
| Student | 25.0 | 13.2 | 3.1 | * | * | * | 42.1 |
| Home duties | 5.2 | 23.3 | 14.8 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 59.6 |
| Total persons | 82.2 | 204.1 | 96.8 | 41.4 | 19.4 | 5.9 | 449.8 |
| Non-Irish nationals aged 15 years and over classified by Principal Economic Status and age group, Q2 2009 | |||||||
| '000 | |||||||
| Principal Economic | Age Group | ||||||
| Status | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | Total |
| At work | 30.6 | 131.0 | 62.8 | 32.4 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 268.7 |
| Unemployed | 7.1 | 23.3 | 14.4 | 6.8 | 2.8 | * | 54.5 |
| Student | 25.8 | 8.6 | 1.9 | * | * | * | 36.7 |
| Home duties | 3.4 | 22.0 | 15.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 57.8 |
| Total persons | 66.9 | 184.9 | 94.5 | 46.0 | 19.3 | 6.2 | 417.8 |
| Non Irish nationals aged 15 years and over classified by Principal Economic Status and age group, Q2 2010 | |||||||
| '000 | |||||||
| Principal Economic | Age Group | ||||||
| Status | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | Total |
| At work | 18.5 | 112.2 | 58.9 | 25.3 | 9.7 | * | 225.1 |
| Unemployed | 4.7 | 21.9 | 13.0 | 8.1 | 2.3 | * | 50.0 |
| Student | 28.1 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | * | * | 39.8 |
| Home duties | 4.4 | 19.5 | 15.4 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 52.4 |
| Total persons | 55.6 | 161.6 | 89.8 | 41.0 | 15.1 | 4.2 | 367.3 |
| *Population estimates of less than 1,000 are deemed too small for publication purposes due to reliability concerns. | |||||||
| Sampling or other survey errors are greater in respect of smaller estimates. | |||||||
| Data may be subject to future revision. | |||||||
| Reference period: q1=Jan-Mar, q2=Apr-Jun, q3=Jul-Sep, q4=Oct-Dec. | |||||||
| Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office. |
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