Dan Neville
Question:130 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Taoiseach the marriage rate per 100,000 in 2006. [34961/07]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 December 2007
130 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Taoiseach the marriage rate per 100,000 in 2006. [34961/07]
View answerThe number of marriages registered in 2006 was 21,841. This equates to 515 marriages per 100,000 population. This figure is subject to revision.
131 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Taoiseach the number of separated and divorced persons in 2006. [34962/07]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. It should be noted that the figures for ‘Separated' include deserted as this was the way the question was formulated on the 2006 Census Form.
Marital Status |
Persons |
Males |
Females |
Divorced |
59,534 |
27,226 |
32,308 |
Separated (including deserted) |
107,263 |
45,783 |
61,480 |