Pearse Doherty
Question:94. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the number of children living in relative poverty on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41529/12]
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Questions (94, 95, 100, 101)
Pearse Doherty
Question:95. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the number of children living in consistent poverty on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41530/12]
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Question:100. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the number of people living in relative poverty on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41531/12]
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Question:101. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the number of people living in consistent poverty on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41532/12]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 94, 95, 100 and 101 together.
Statistics on poverty are compiled from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) which was introduced in 2004. The latest results are for 2010. The survey provides statistics on the at risk of poverty rate (the percentage of persons below 60% of median income) and consistent poverty (the percentage of persons who, in addition, are deprived of two or more material items from a list of eleven deprivation items).
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables.
Percentage of all persons at risk of poverty and in consistent poverty
|
Year |
% at risk of poverty |
% in consistent poverty |
|
2004 |
19.4 |
6.6 |
|
2005 |
18.5 |
7.0 |
|
2006 |
17.0 |
6.5 |
|
2007 |
16.5 |
5.1 |
|
2008 |
14.4 |
4.2 |
|
2009 |
14.1 |
5.5 |
|
2010 |
15.8 |
6.2 |
Percentage of children (aged 0-17) at risk of poverty and in consistent poverty
|
Year |
% at risk of poverty |
% in consistent poverty |
|
2004 |
22.7 |
9.2 |
|
2005 |
23.1 |
10.8 |
|
2006 |
22.3 |
10.3 |
|
2007 |
19.9 |
7.4 |
|
2008 |
18.0 |
6.3 |
|
2009 |
18.6 |
8.7 |
|
2010 |
19.5 |
8.2 |