Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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97. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons living in Northern Ireland who are employed here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41133/16]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Central Statistics Office and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency published a joint report in 2014 presenting comprehensive census of population results for both Ireland and Northern Ireland in a single publication. The report contains detailed information on cross border commuters. There were 6,456 cross border commuters who travelled from Northern Ireland to work or study in Ireland of whom 6,324 were workers. The breakdown by industry is presented in the following table.

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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98. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons resident here that work in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41134/16]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Central Statistics Office and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency published a joint report in 2014 presenting comprehensive census of population results for both Ireland and Northern Ireland in a single publication. The report contains detailed information on cross border commuters. There were 8,295 cross border commuters who travelled from Ireland to work or study in Northern Ireland of whom 6,416 were workers. The breakdown by industry is presented in the following table.