Arising from the analysis of the 2002 population Census by NUI Maynooth, the Government decided on the additional areas for inclusion in the CLÁR programme and I announced these additions on 17 January 2003.
The critical criterion in the review was to maintain the 50% overall reduction and involved identifying and including any DEDs with a 50% plus population decline contiguous or near to existing CLÁR areas. Arising from the review, no DEDS were removed. The number of DEDS in the revised programme has increased from 701 to 890 and the total population in the programme has increased from 284,000 to 362,000. Waterford is the only new county with areas being included. The average decline of population in the total CLÁR area is now 49.89% or, excluding the Cooley peninsula, 50.32%.
The following table details the additional DEDs and the population included in the revised programme. I am sending separately to the Deputy copies of the maps and lists of the previous and new DEDs in CLÁR.
Revised CLÁR Programme
|
County |
Pop.1926 |
Pop.1996 |
Pop.2002 |
Avg.% Decline 1926-1996 |
Avg.% Decline 1926-2002 |
No. of DEDs |
Additional DEDs |
|
Cavan (Total) |
82,452 |
52,944 |
56,414 |
42.32 |
-28.92 |
91 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
35,883 |
16,765 |
16,962 |
55.81 |
-55.30 |
43 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
56,241 |
28,409 |
29,435 |
51.71 |
-50.08 |
69 |
26 |
|
Clare |
95,061 |
94,006 |
103,333 |
11.15 |
-0.06 |
153 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
40,597 |
22,814 |
23,283 |
47.42 |
-46.54 |
72 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
61,093 |
35,381 |
35,655 |
46.11 |
-45.95 |
102 |
30 |
|
Cork |
272,226 |
420,510 |
448,181 |
0.62 |
8.45 |
398 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
43,137 |
22,936 |
23,702 |
47.36 |
-45.66 |
49 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
63,517 |
34,457 |
35,137 |
45.60 |
-44.83 |
83 |
34 |
|
Donegal |
150,714 |
129,994 |
137,383 |
19.94 |
-14.18 |
149 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
46,227 |
24,717 |
24,533 |
49.36 |
-49.49 |
55 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
61,072 |
33,632 |
33,103 |
47.53 |
-48.11 |
70 |
15 |
|
County |
Pop.1926 |
Pop.1996 |
Pop.2002 |
Avg.% Decline 1926-1996 |
Avg.% Decline 1926-2002 |
No. of DEDs |
Additional DEDs |
|
Galway |
154,508 |
188,854 |
208,826 |
14.46 |
-7.32 |
238 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
42,222 |
22,612 |
22,517 |
48.33 |
-49.34 |
57 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
50,725 |
27,386 |
27,311 |
47.60 |
-48.46 |
70 |
13 |
|
Kerry |
149,081 |
126,130 |
132,424 |
29.67 |
-27.09 |
166 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
49,047 |
25,640 |
27,198 |
51.85 |
-49.99 |
64 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
55,042 |
29,041 |
30,309 |
51.05 |
-49.91 |
71 |
7 |
|
Leitrim |
59,902 |
25,057 |
25,815 |
59.78 |
-59.12 |
77 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
59,902 |
25,057 |
25,815 |
59.78 |
-59.12 |
77 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
59,902 |
25,057 |
25,815 |
59.78 |
-59.12 |
77 |
0 |
|
Limerick |
100,895 |
165,042 |
175,529 |
3.37 |
8.41 |
173 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
760 |
402 |
373 |
47.11 |
-50.92 |
1 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
760 |
402 |
373 |
47.11 |
-50.92 |
1 |
0 |
|
Longford |
38,986 |
30,166 |
31,127 |
33.84 |
-26.17 |
54 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
16,917 |
9,350 |
9,147 |
46.07 |
-46.84 |
25 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
17,417 |
9,619 |
9,409 |
46.08 |
-46.87 |
26 |
1 |
|
Louth |
60,241 |
92,166 |
101,802 |
20.62 |
32.54 |
37 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
7,982 |
7,796 |
8,080 |
1.51 |
4.59 |
7 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
7,982 |
7,796 |
8,080 |
1.51 |
4.59 |
7 |
0 |
|
Mayo |
172,300 |
111,524 |
117,428 |
39.50 |
-37.34 |
152 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
109,600 |
52,484 |
51,987 |
52.36 |
-53.52 |
101 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
113,598 |
54,726 |
54,264 |
52.12 |
-53.24 |
104 |
3 |
|
Meath |
62,969 |
109,732 |
133,936 |
57.08 |
83.24 |
92 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
742 |
327 |
343 |
55.93 |
-53.77 |
1 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
742 |
327 |
343 |
55.93 |
53.77 |
1 |
0 |
|
Monaghan |
65,191 |
51,313 |
52,772 |
26.83 |
-23.75 |
70 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
8,975 |
4,262 |
4,444 |
53.20 |
-51.12 |
12 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
14,254 |
7,015 |
7,149 |
51.85 |
-51.00 |
19 |
7 |
|
Roscommon |
84,456 |
51,975 |
53,803 |
39.49 |
-38.44 |
112 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
54,304 |
25,277 |
25,436 |
54.77 |
-55.17 |
66 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
59,318 |
28,128 |
28,270 |
53.23 |
-53.63 |
75 |
9 |
|
Sligo |
71,406 |
55,821 |
58,178 |
34.73 |
-32.48 |
82 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
39,542 |
18,300 |
18,478 |
55.03 |
-54.96 |
53 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
48,190 |
23,148 |
23,649 |
52.92 |
-52.48 |
64 |
11 |
|
TippNR |
59,645 |
58,021 |
61,068 |
12.96 |
-9.12 |
80 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
6,276 |
3,205 |
3,234 |
49.73 |
-49.95 |
9 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
8,127 |
4,205 |
4,235 |
49.51 |
-49.44 |
13 |
4 |
|
TippSR |
81,370 |
75,514 |
79,213 |
18.59 |
-7.67 |
96 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
1,526 |
808 |
764 |
46.29 |
-48.73 |
3 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
1,526 |
808 |
764 |
46.29 |
-48.73 |
3 |
0 |
|
County |
Pop.1926 |
Pop.1996 |
Pop.2002 |
Avg.% Decline 1926-1996 |
Avg.% Decline 1926-2002 |
No. of DEDs |
Additional DEDs |
|
Waterford |
51,341 |
94,680 |
101,518 |
5.79 |
-0.44 |
129 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
new CLÁR |
9,531 |
5,081 |
5,148 |
47.24 |
-47.08 |
17 |
17 |
|
Westmeath |
56,818 |
63,314 |
72,027 |
0.47 |
13.30 |
106 |
|
|
old CLÁR |
2,188 |
902 |
974 |
60.06 |
-55.34 |
6 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
6,909 |
3,329 |
3,452 |
52.56 |
-50.73 |
18 |
12 |
|
old CLÁR |
565,827 |
283,654 |
287,270 |
51.61 |
-51.35 |
701 |
|
|
new CLÁR |
695,946 |
357,947 |
361,901 |
50.06 |
-49.89 |
890 |
189 |
|
old CLÁR (excl. Louth) |
557,845 |
275,858 |
279,190 |
52.14 |
-51.92 |
694 |
|
|
new CLÁR (excl. Louth) |
687,964 |
350,151 |
353,821 |
50.46 |
-50.32 |
883 |
189 |