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Tuesday, 3 March 2015

Department of An Taoiseach

Emigration Data

Photo of Seán CroweSeán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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145. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown, by county, of Irish citizens who have emigrated since 2011. [8560/15]

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The principal source of information for the estimation of annual migration flows published by the Central Statistics Office, incorporating both emigration and immigration, is the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS); the published estimates are classified by sex, broad age group, origin and destination, and nationality. The provision of emigration data at a more detailed level, such as by county, is not currently possible due to measurement issues associated with sub-populations (in this particular case emigrants) in sample surveys of this nature.

The emigration estimates are analysed along with data available from other migration indicators such as the number of work visas issued to Irish citizens for the main countries of destination via the relevant embassies and agencies; however this data is only available at a State level and so is also unsuitable for the provision of county based estimates.

The table below shows the estimated numbers of emigrants from 2011 to 2014.

Estimated Irish Emigrants (persons), 2011- 20141

Year Ending April
Emigrants
2011
42,000
2012
46,500
2013
50,900
2014
40,700
12012, 2013 and 2014 are preliminary and are subject to revision following publication of Census 2016

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.

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