9465: DUBLIN HAS THIRD HIGHEST RATE OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF ANY EU CAPITAL
Thursday 31 October 2019
Dublin has the third highest rate of young people
in EU capital cities.
New figures published today (Thursday) by
Eurostat for UN World Cities Day show that just over 39 per cent of people in Dublin are aged 19 and younger. This is slightly behind the proportion of young people in Paris and Brussels.
European Commission spokesperson in Ireland,
Grace Bolton, says the Irish figures reflect a baby boom at the turn of the
Millennium.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 13 seconds | Outwords: Rome and Valetta
9463: IRELAND HAS EU'S HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS WITH CHILDCARE RESPONSIBILITIES
Monday 28 October 2019
42 per cent of Irish adults report having childcare responsibilities, according to new figures from Eurostat.
The Irish figure is the highest in the EU and is
well above the European average of 30 per cent.
The figures also show that only 22 per cent of
Irish people with children use formal childcare services which is the 6th lowest in the EU.
Grace Bolton of the European Commission office
in Dublin says Ireland is way behind the rest of Europe when it comes to the use of formal childcare services.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 20 seconds | Outwords: 28 per cent
9464: IRELAND 7TH IN EU GENDER EQUALITY INDEX
Saturday 26 October 2019
Ireland has now reached 7th place out of 28 member States in the EU gender
equality Index.
Our dramatic rise between 2005 and 2017 has been
hailed as one of the fastest according to the European Institute for Gender
Equality.
Sweden tops the gender equality league table while
Greece scored the lowest index rating.
Grace Bolton of the European Commission office
in Dublin says gender inequality in Ireland was most visible in the area of
political power.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 14 seconds | Outwords: average of 55
9462: ECC ADVISORY ON APPLICATIONS FOR VISAS AND TRAVEL AUTHORISATIONS
Thursday 24 October 2019
The European Consumer Centre is warning Irish
people to watch out for bogus websites if planning
to visit North America.
It says a growing number of unofficial sites are
offering travel authorisations and visas with inflated costs.
The advisory comes following complaints about inflated costs for such services by citizens planning trips to the USA and Canada.
Martina Nee of the European Consumer Centre in
Dublin says there are several tell-tale signs to look out for when applying.
Interviewee: Martina Nee | Clip duration: 0 minutes 20 seconds | Outwords: method of payment
9460: IRELAND RECORDS HIGH RATE OF FEMALE TEACHERS
Friday 18 October 2019
Ireland has the 6th highest rate of female schoolteachers in the European Union.
79 per cent of teachers in Irish primary and secondary schools are female according to a new Eurostat survey.
The trend is similar right across the 28 member-States of the EU.
Grace Bolton of the European Commission says the rate in Latvia is almost nine females for every male.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 16 seconds | Outwords: five per cent
9461: EU TO INTRODUCE NEW WHISTLEBLOWER LEGISLATION
Thursday 17 October 2019
New updated rules to protect whistleblowers are to be introduced across the European Union by 2021.
The rules, which will be applied in private and public companies, will protect employees from retaliation where wrong-doing is exposed.
Ireland is one of only ten EU States that already has whistleblowing legislation aimed at protecting vigilant employees.
Grace Bolton of the European Commission office in Dublin says these new proposals will go a step further in that they will protect relatives as well.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 19 seconds | Outwords: to support whistleblowers
9459: ONE IN FIVE IRISH SCHOOLTEACHERS ARE OVER 50
Tuesday 15 October 2019
New figures from Eurostat show that Ireland has
the fourth lowest rate in the EU of schoolteachers aged 50 and over - just 23
per cent. In Italy, 55 per cent of teachers are over 50, and
the country also has the highest rate of teachers aged 60 and over.
Grace Bolton of the
European Commission office in Dublin says the figures suggest more and more
teachers here are leaving the profession early.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 17 seconds | Outwords: cent in Malta
9458: ONE IN FIVE IRISH SAY THEY CANNOT ACCESS A FULL-TIME JOB
Friday 11 October 2019
Almost one in five Irish people work part-time because they
cannot access a full-time job.
A new Eurostat survey shows that childcare or
looking after incapacitated adults are the biggest barriers to working
full-time.
Grace Bolton of the European Commission office in Ireland says the figures for
this country are below the EU average.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 19 seconds | Outwords: is the case
9457: DUBLIN IS BEST CITY IN EUROPE FOR CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Thursday 10 October 2019
Dublin is the best city in the European Union for its
culture-enabling environment.
A new EU Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor
places Dublin top out of 40 European urban centres with a population between
500,000 and one million.
Grace Bolton of the European Commission office
in Ireland says Dublin leads the way for cultural activity across a range of
areas.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 17 seconds | Outwords: quality of Governance
9456: GALWAY, CORK & LIMERICK AMONG THE BEST CULTURAL CITIES IN EUROPE
Thursday 10 October 2019
The cities of Galway, Cork and Limerick have been ranked in
the top 10 small and medium sized cities in Europe when it comes to overall
culture and creativity.
The annual EU Cultural and Creative Cities
Monitor puts Galway and Cork cities in first and second place in the specific
category of developing a cultural environment through education and awareness,
with Limerick in fourth place just behind Leuven in Belgium.
Grace Bolton of the European Commission office
in Dublin says the results mean these three Irish cities are at the forefront
of cultural development in Europe.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 21 seconds | Outwords: higher level education
9454: MOST IRISH PEOPLE WANT MORE TEACHING IN SCHOOLS ON SEXUAL DIVERSITY
Friday 04 October 2019
78 per cent of Irish people agree that school
curriculums should include material on sexual orientation – some way above the
EU average figure of 65 per cent.
The figures are contained in a new Eurobarometer
survey on attitudes about sexuality.
Grace Bolton of the European Commission office
in Ireland says the highest approval figures on teaching about LGBTI matters
were recorded in Sweden.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 20 seconds | Outwords: cent in Bulgaria
9455: EUROPE LEADS THE WAY IN PHASING OUT OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES
Thursday 03 October 2019
The European Commission is reaching its target to
phase out ozone-depleting substances.
A new European Environment Agency Report shows
that in 2018 the EU destroyed or exported more ozone-depleting substances than
it produced or imported.
The target for phasing out such substances was
agreed as part of the Montreal Protocol in 2014.
Grace Bolton of the European Commission office
in Ireland says Europe is leading the way in this area.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 17 seconds | Outwords: produced or imported
9453: IRISH PEOPLE SUPPORT THIRD GENDER CATEGORY
Wednesday 02 October 2019
53 per cent of Irish people believe a third
gender category should be included on public documents such as passports.
A new Eurobarometer survey reveals people here
say it would greatly assist those who have difficulty identifying as either
male or female.
Grace Bolton is spokesperson for the European
Commission office in Ireland.
She says the Irish figures are significantly
ahead of the EU average.
Interviewee: Grace Bolton | Clip duration: 0 minutes 14 seconds | Outwords: cent in Bulgaria