DONEGAL PEOPLE ‘POOREST IN ENTIRE COUNTRY’ SAYS CSO

DONEGAL people have the least cash of all Irish residents, according the Central Statistics Office research published today.

People here had an average income of €20,518 – falling to €17,708 once taxes and social contributions had been taken care of.

The next worst-off were people from Monaghan, who earned €21,248 and had an average of €18,011 to spend after paying their various taxes.

Dubliners had the most cash to spare after paying their taxes: they had €24,316 to live on, on average, once their taxes and contributions had been deducted.

The mid-west – including the counties of Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary – had the highest regional income after the greater Dublin area, at €26,642.

The figures, relating to 2009, show that the average person had €21,356 to spend after taking care of their tax and social contributions bills.

They also show that the average income for a person living in Ireland grew by just over 50 per cent in the years from 2000 to 2009.

Sligo saw its incomes rise at the fastest rate: its incomes were 63 per cent higher when the decade ended than they were when it began.

The stats also show that the average income fell by 8 per cent between 2008 and 2009, when Ireland was forced into the first of five successive austerity budgets.

In full: the CSO’s figures for incomes by county, 2000-2009

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