Brendan Smith
Question:97. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the number of persons living in Northern Ireland who are employed here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41133/16]
View answerTuesday, 17 January 2017
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The Central Statistics Office and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency published a joint report in 2014 presenting comprehensive census of population results for both Ireland and Northern Ireland in a single publication. The report contains detailed information on cross border commuters. There were 6,456 cross border commuters who travelled from Northern Ireland to work or study in Ireland of whom 6,324 were workers. The breakdown by industry is presented in the following table.
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Cross-border commuters at work in Ireland, by industry, 2011 |
Number |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
83 |
|
Mining and quarrying |
27 |
|
Manufacturing |
773 |
|
Electricity and gas |
32 |
|
Water supply, sewerage and waste |
36 |
|
Construction |
413 |
|
Wholesale and retail trade |
984 |
|
Transportation and storage |
259 |
|
Accommodation and food service activities |
331 |
|
Information and communication activities |
311 |
|
Financial and insurance activities |
341 |
|
Real estate activities |
35 |
|
Professional, scientific and technical activities |
373 |
|
Administrative and support service activities |
150 |
|
Public administration and defence |
416 |
|
Education |
648 |
|
Human health and social work activities |
740 |
|
Arts, entertainment and recreation |
314 |
|
Other |
58 |
|
Total |
6,324 |