Cross-Border Training Initiatives

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2017

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

Questions (86)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

86. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Taoiseach the number of persons that travel from here to Northern Ireland in tabular form; and the number of persons that travelled from Northern Ireland to here to work in 2015 and 2016. [12866/17]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach

The most recent data available on cross-border commuting is based on a joint report presenting 2011 census results for both Ireland and Northern Ireland, published in conjunction with the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency in 2014. The report contained detailed information on cross border commuters.

Persons travelling for	Ireland to Northern Ireland, 2011	Northern Ireland to Ireland, 2011
For work	6,416	6,324
For study	1,879	132

Data concerning cross border travel, from Ireland to Northern Ireland from the 2016 census of population will be available in Profile 6 - Commuting in Ireland which will be published in August 2017. There was no census in Northern Ireland in 2016.