Written answers

Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Department of Rural and Community Development

Child Poverty

Photo of Timmy DooleyTimmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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1401. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to list the level of child poverty in each of the electoral areas of Ennis, Ennistymon, Killaloe, Kilrush, and Shannon, in County Clare for each of the years 2011 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2968/25]

Photo of Timmy DooleyTimmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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1402. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to list the level of fuel poverty in each of the electoral areas of Ennis, Ennistymon, Killaloe, Kilrush, and Shannon, in County Clare for each of the years 2011 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2970/25]

Photo of Timmy DooleyTimmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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1404. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to list the median household income in each of the electoral areas of Ennis, Ennistymon, Killaloe, Kilrush, and Shannon, in County Clare for each of the years 2011 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2972/25]

Photo of Donna McGettiganDonna McGettigan (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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1413. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of child poverty in each of the electoral areas of Ennis, Ennistymon, Killaloe, Kilrush, and Shannon, in the County of Clare for each of the years 2011 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3392/25]

Photo of Donna McGettiganDonna McGettigan (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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1415. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of fuel poverty in each of the electoral areas of Ennis, Ennistymon, Killaloe, Kilrush, and Shannon, in the County of Clare for each of the years 2011 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3394/25]

Photo of Donna McGettiganDonna McGettigan (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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1417. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the median household income in each of the electoral areas of Ennis, Ennistymon, Killaloe, Kilrush, and Shannon, in the County of Clare for each of the years 2011 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3396/25]

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1401, 1402, 1404, 1413, 1415 and 1417 together.

Pobal’s HP Deprivation Index is Ireland’s primary social gradient tool, used by many Government Departments, including my own, and state agencies for the identification of disadvantage, in order to target resources towards communities most in need.

The Index is a robust and reliable tool, using data from Ireland’s census to identify relative levels of affluence or disadvantage across geographic areas throughout the country.

The HP Deprivation index uses a number of variables to determine area deprivation scores, however it is not a tool for collection and reporting of specific metrics such as median income, fuel poverty levels or levels of child poverty in particular areas.

I would recommend the deputy contact the Central Statistics Office who may be in a position to provide the requested information.

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