Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2021
156. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach if he will use the opportunity presented by the postponement of the 2021 Census to ensure that the arts are included as a distinct industry separate from recreation and sport for the purpose of statistical analysis on employment in the next census and all future censuses. [26091/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Central Statistics Office (CSO) has already published the following statistics relating to the Arts Industry and associated occupations following Census 2016. These tables use NACE (Nomenclature of Economic Activities), the European statistical classification of economic activities and Standard Occupation Coding 2010.
Table 1 - Population Aged 15 Years and Over at Work, Detailed Industrial Group, 2016
|
State |
2016 |
|
Creative, arts and entertainment activities |
7,698 |
Table 2 - Population Aged 15 Years and Over at Work, Detailed Occupational Group, 2016
|
State |
2016 |
|
Artists |
2,814 |
|
Authors, writers and translators |
2,808 |
|
Actors, entertainers and presenters |
5,239 |
|
Arts officers, producers and directors |
3,128 |
|
Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators |
3,843 |
CSO will produce similarly detailed statistics on employment within the creative, arts and entertainment activities sector and employment in the listed arts-related occupations arising from Census 2022.
