Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will indicate the life expectancy at birth and at age 65 in 1950, 1970, 1990, 2010 and the most recent year for which data is available. [13516/24]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The Central Statistics Office (CSO) produce life expectancy tables every 5 years. Population figures from the most recent census, and the number of deaths recorded the year prior the census, of the census, and the year after the census are utilised to produce life expectancy for men and women.

The most recent data published by the CSO is for the period 2015-2017 and the next iteration will utilise 2022 census figures and deaths for the period 2021-2023. This will be published after the 2023 Vital Statistics Annual report which is released in October 2025.

The table below is taken from the 2015-2017 Irish life tables publication which was published in June 2020. A breakdown is published for both males and females and provides life expectancy estimates at birth but also at various age ranges.

From 2015-2017, life expectancy at birth was estimated to be 79.6 years for males and 83.4 years for females. For those aged 65 at the time of the census, a further 18.3 years was estimated for life expectancy for males and 21.0 years for females.

Eurostat also produce life expectancy statistics, but the methodology utilised in their compilation are different to that of the CSO. Current figures are available for 2022 and the table in the annex includes the breakdown for Ireland. For 2022, life expectancy is said to be 80.9 years for males and 84.2 years for females.

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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2. To ask the Taoiseach the numbers of people aged 65-74, 75-84, and 85+ in 2000, 2022, and projected for 2040, and the corresponding ratio each represents as a proportion of those of working age in those years. [13517/24]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The usually resident population is estimated and published by the CSO in its annual Population and Migration Estimates publication. The CSO also publishes population projections in the Population and Labour Force Projections publication after each Census. The last set of projections were published in June 2018 and cover the years 2017 – 2051. Work has started on the formulation of the next set of projections that will use the latest 2022 Census of Population data as a baseline, these projections will be published in 2024 and cover the years 2023 – 2057.

Figures from the Population and Migration Estimates and the Population and Labour Force Projections reference April and the table below shows the estimated population, for April 2000, April 2022 and the estimated projected population for April 2040 (the April 2040 figures refer to the M1F2 projection criteria, where M1 is the high migration assumption and F2 is the low fertility assumption). The number of people aged 65-74, 75-84, and 85+ in 2000, and 2022, and projected for 2040 are shown in the table as well as the corresponding percentage that each represents as a proportion of those aged 15-64 years.

¹ Figures for 2040 refer to the M1F2 projection criteria from the Population and Labour Force Projections 2017 – 2051 publication.

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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3. To ask the Taoiseach the ratio of those aged 65+ to the population of working age in each local authority. [13518/24]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The total population aged 65 years and over in the State was 776,315 in Census 2022. This was 23.1% of the population aged 15-64 years (3,360,537).

The following table shows the percentage of people aged 65 years and over as a percentage of the working population (people aged 15-64 years) in each local authority.

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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4. To ask the Taoiseach the numbers of people at work who have pension coverage beyond the social insurance pension, and the number who do not, distinguishing the pattern for male versus female workers, and for those aged under 50 years, and those 50+ years. [13519/24]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The Central Statistics Office carries out a survey on supplementary pension coverage on an annual basis, in the third quarter of the year, using the Labour Force Survey (LFS) survey instrument. The first iteration of this annual data collection on pension coverage in the State commenced in Quarter 3 2018.

This survey does not measure pensions provided through the State Social Welfare Scheme and instead relates to occupational and personal pension cover (supplementary pension coverage) only for persons in employment aged 20 to 69 years. It also covers occupational pension coverage from previous employments (also for self-employed persons) and personal pensions where payments have been deferred or are in current draw-down mode.

Table 1 below shows supplementary pension coverage (excluding the State Social Welfare pension) for persons in employment aged 20 to 69 years, distinguishing the pattern for male versus female workers, and for those aged under 50 years, and those 50+ years. The most recent data relates to Quarter 3 2023.

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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5. To ask the Taoiseach the number of people aged 65-69, 70-74, and 75+ who are still in employment. [13520/24]

Hildegarde Naughton (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 classification of employment status in LFS results is determined according to ILO (International Labour Organisation) concepts and definitions.

It should be noted that as per Eurostat’s operational implementation, the upper age limit for classifying a person as employed in the LFS is 89 years.

In Q4 2023, that latest period for which LFS results are available, 72,100 people aged 65-69 were in employment; 26,900 people aged 70-74 were in employment; 18,700 people 75 years and over were in employment – see Table 1.

Persons in employment (ILO) 65-89 years, Q1 2022 - Q4 2023, 000s

Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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6. To ask the Taoiseach the total number of overseas visitors/tourists to the island of Ireland; and if this is not possible, the total number of overseas visitors/tourists to the State in 2023. [13388/24]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The Central Statistics Office (CSO) publishes the Inbound Tourism statistical series, which reports the number of overseas foreign visitors to the state each month, based on passenger surveys at airports and seaports. Foreign visitors are those who are normally resident outside of the State and who stay for one or more nights. Day visitors are not included.

This series commenced in April 2023, following a break in tourism statistics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The results to date are tabulated below.

Full data for the year 2023 will be published in May 2024.

The CSO does not report the number of overseas foreign resident visitors to Northern Ireland. These statistics are compiled by the Northern Ireland Statistical Research Agency (NISRA). NISRA has not published visitor numbers since the pandemic. Therefore, it is not possible to provide tourism statistics for the island of Ireland at present.

Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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7. To ask the Taoiseach to list all payments made to a person (details supplied) in relation to the establishment and operation of the constitutional conventions or citizens assemblies from 2011 to date. [13772/24]