Brendan Smith
Ceist:98. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the number of persons resident here that work in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41134/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 17 January 2017
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Freagraí scríofa
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 8,295 cross border commuters who travelled from Ireland to work or study in Northern Ireland of whom 6,416 were workers. The breakdown by industry is presented in the following table.
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Cross-border commuters at work in Northern Ireland, by industry, 2011 |
Number |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
55 |
|
Mining and quarrying |
33 |
|
Manufacturing |
848 |
|
Electricity and gas |
39 |
|
Water supply, sewerage and waste |
40 |
|
Construction |
373 |
|
Wholesale and retail trade |
894 |
|
Transportation and storage |
211 |
|
Accommodation and food service activities |
216 |
|
Information and communication activities |
288 |
|
Financial and insurance activities |
257 |
|
Real estate activities |
16 |
|
Professional, scientific and technical activities |
310 |
|
Administrative and support service activities |
142 |
|
Public administration and defence |
574 |
|
Education |
798 |
|
Human health and social work activities |
1,015 |
|
Arts, entertainment and recreation |
188 |
|
Other |
119 |
|
Total |
6,416 |