asked the Taoiseach the number of one child, two children, three children, four children and five children plus families in the State.
Written Answers. - Family Statistics.
174.
The most recent available information is that derived from children's allowances records. The numbers of families on 1st March, 1972, claiming children's allowances in respect of the following numbers of children were:
|
Number of children |
Number of families |
|
1 |
91,863 |
|
2 |
86,939 |
|
3 |
67,249 |
|
4 |
47,214 |
|
5 or more |
58,982 |
|
Total claims |
352,247 |