This is the second in a series of Key Findings from the Growing Up in Ireland study. It summarises some of the facts about 9-year-olds and their families. The family is one of the main influences on a child's development. The more supportive the family, the better the outcomes for the child are...

The Perinatal Statistics Report 2007 presents information on babies born in Ireland in 2007, together with the demographic characteristics of their parents. In 2007, 71,963 births were notified to the National Perinatal Reporting System. The birth rate for 2007 was 16.5 per 1,000 population (an...

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This report provides a commentary on available migration and asylum statistics submitted by Irish official sources to EUROSTAT. Data on flows, citizenship of immigrants, asylum applications and decisions, illegal immigration and return are interpreted in light of policy and legislative...

This is the fourth in a series of Key Findings from the Growing Up in Ireland study. It summarises some results on the health of 9-year-old children.