Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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69. To ask the Taoiseach the female participation and employment rates here; and the corresponding EU average rates. [44212/19]

Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a household survey which provides quarterly statistics on employment and unemployment and is the official source of labour market estimates in the State. The primary classification used for the LFS results is the ILO (International Labour Organization) labour force classification.

The most recent figures available from the LFS are for the second quarter (Q2) of 2019.

The labour force participation rate (ILO) is the number of persons aged 15 years or over in the labour force expressed as a percentage of the total population aged 15 years or over.

The employment rate (ILO) is the number of employed persons aged 15-64 years expressed as a percentage of the total population aged 15-64 years.

Table 1 shows the labour force participation rate of females aged 15 years or over for Ireland and the corresponding EU28 rate for Q2 2019.

Table 2 shows the employment rate (ILO) of females aged 15-64 years for Ireland and the corresponding EU28 rate for Q2 2019.

Table 1 Participation rates (ILO) of females aged 15 years and over - Q2 2019

Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS), 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.

Reference period: q2=Apr-Jun

Table 2 Employment rates (ILO) of females aged 15-64 years - Q2 2019

Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS), 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.

Reference period: q2=Apr-Jun.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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70. To ask the Taoiseach the number of self-employed persons by gender here based on the latest national, EUROSTAT and global data; and the corresponding EU rates in tabular form. [44214/19]

Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a household survey which provides quarterly statistics on employment and unemployment and is the official source of labour market estimates in the State. The primary classification used for the LFS results is the ILO (International Labour Organisation) labour force classification.

The most recent figures available from the LFS for Ireland and from EUROSTAT for the EU28 are for the second quarter (Q2) of 2019. Global estimates are compiled by the ILO on an annual basis only. Thus, for comparability purposes, data provided in the following tables for Ireland and the EU28 refer to the year 2018.

Table 1 shows the number of self-employed persons aged 15 years and over, classified by gender in Ireland and the corresponding EU28 and Global estimates for 2018.

Table 2 shows self-employed persons as a percentage of total employed persons aged 15 years and over, classified by gender in Ireland and the corresponding EU28 and Global estimates for 2018.

Table 1 Self employed persons aged 15 years and over classified by gender in Ireland, EU28 and Global, 2018

Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS), Central Statistics Office, Ireland, EUROSTAT and International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Estimates for Ireland and EU28 taken as the average of the estimates for the four quarters of 2018

Global figures are based on estimates by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)

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.

Table 2 Self employed persons as a percentage of total persons in employment aged 15 years and over classified by gender in Ireland,  EU 28 and Global, 2018

Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS), Central Statistics Office, Ireland, EUROSTAT and international labour Organisation (ILO)

Estimates for Ireland and EU28 taken as the average of the estimates for the four quarters of 2018

Global figures are based on estimates by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)

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.