Dessie Ellis
Question:170. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Taoiseach the percentage of the population in Ballymun, Dublin, that are lone parents; and the changes that have taken place since 1997. [7727/15]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 February 2015
170. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Taoiseach the percentage of the population in Ballymun, Dublin, that are lone parents; and the changes that have taken place since 1997. [7727/15]
View answerAccording to the 1996 Census of Population (no Census was held in 1997) there were 2,086 family units classified as lone parents in the Ballymun electoral divisions (Ballymun A, Ballymun B, Ballymun C, Ballymun D, Ballymun E and Ballymun F), accounting for 38.4 per cent of all families. According to the most recent Census of Population (2011), lone parents accounted for 41.5 per cent of all families, amounting to 2,246 families.
Ballymun |
Census 1996 |
Census 2011 |
Actual |
2,086 |
2,246 |
Percentage |
38.4% |
41.5% |