Léim ar aghaidh chuig an bpríomhábhar
Gnáthamharc

Population Statistics.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 December 2007

Tuesday, 18 December 2007

Ceisteanna (83, 84)

Dan Neville

Ceist:

130 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Taoiseach the marriage rate per 100,000 in 2006. [34961/07]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

The number of marriages registered in 2006 was 21,841. This equates to 515 marriages per 100,000 population. This figure is subject to revision.

Dan Neville

Ceist:

131 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Taoiseach the number of separated and divorced persons in 2006. [34962/07]

Amharc ar fhreagra

The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. It should be noted that the figures for ‘Separated' include deserted as this was the way the question was formulated on the 2006 Census Form.

Census 2006

Marital Status

Persons

Males

Females

Divorced

59,534

27,226

32,308

Separated (including deserted)

107,263

45,783

61,480

Barr
Roinn