Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
117. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the average weekly income in the south of Ireland in comparison with Northern Ireland and Britain for the most recent five years for which information is available. [34727/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraStatistics on income are compiled from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC). The latest results are for 2011. Comparable results are available using Eurostat definitions of income and equivalence scale (which differ from the definitions used nationally) across the EU including the United Kingdom. Results are not available separately for Northern Ireland. The results for the most recent five years for which the information is available are shown as follows:
Average weekly individual* income by country and year, SILC 2007-2011
|
Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
|
Average weekly individual income |
Republic of Ireland |
€498.05 |
€513.78 |
€491.28 |
€454.81 |
€438.60 |
|
UK |
€475.72 |
€437.04 |
€371.62 |
€393.20 |
€398.39 |
*Individual income=equivalised income
