Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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76. To ask the Taoiseach the total number of young persons here aged between 15 to 29 years of age who are classified as NEETs, that is, not in employment, education, or training; the percentage of NEETs as a proportion of the total number of unemployed; and the corresponding EU average rate, in tabular form. [11557/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of unemployment (International Labour Organisation - ILO) in the State. The latest annual (average) unemployment data available for Ireland is for 2016.

The following table shows, for Ireland, the number of persons between 15-29 years of age classified as NEET and the total number of those classified NEET being unemployed (ILO) for the years 2015 and 2016. The table also includes for Ireland the percentage share of all unemployed persons aged between 15 and 29 years represented by those classified as NEET above.

The most recently available annual unemployment data for the EU28 is for 2015. However, the corresponding EU28 figure for the percentage share of all unemployed persons aged 15-29 years accounted for by those of same age group and classified as NEETS and unemployed was not available from Eurostat at the time of writing. This information will be forwarded to the Deputy when available.

Table Unemployed persons aged 15 - 29 years classified NEET, 2015 and 2016

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS), Central Statistics Office, Ireland and Eurostat.

Data may be subject to future revision.

Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.

¹Includes persons who are unemployed and inactive

* Not available at time of issue