Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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86. To ask the Taoiseach the number of children here who are under three years of age; and the estimated number of children that are between the ages of 1 year and six months and three years. [46124/15]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available.

The Central Statistics Office publishes annual population estimates in August with a mid-April reference period.Data is compiled at single year of age only. The latest results were published on August 26th 2015 and estimate that in mid-April 2015 there were 210,112persons aged 2 years and under and 218,370persons aged 1 to 3 years usually resident in the State.

The table below shows the estimated population by single year of age for those aged 0 to 3 years. The table also shows estimated totals for persons aged 2 years and under and persons aged 1 to 3 years.

Estimated population classified by age, April 2015¹

¹2015 estimates are preliminary and are subject to revision following publication of Census 2016.

Source: Central Statistics Office.';