Employment Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 May 2017

Wednesday, 3 May 2017

Questions (108)

Maurice Quinlivan

Question:

108. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Taoiseach the number of self-employed persons in 2017. [21004/17]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach

The exact information requested by the Deputy is not yet available.

The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment (ILO) in the State.

The most recent figures available are for Q4 2016 when there were 321,400 self-employed persons aged 15 years and over in the State.