Donegal in last place

ednwireland

tell us something we didnt know
CSO figures today show that donegal has the lowest disposable income in the country
full article here

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/donegal-in-last-place-as-dublin-tops-league-of-wealth-1651928.html

although we have closed the gap on the average from 16 to 12 %

mind you its sunny today ther mountains are clear and i dont care

DUBLIN is the wealthiest county in Ireland and Donegal the poorest with average income 25pc lower than in the capital.

A new study from the Central Statistics Office paints a graphic picture of how different counties have fared in recent years -- and experts warned last night that the gap will widen in the recession.

The CSO data shows that nationwide the average disposable income -- which is what people have left after tax and PRSI are deducted from their income -- stood at €20,678 per person in 2006.

Dubliners had an average disposable income of €23,226, but this was down at just €17,252 in Donegal.

Dublin, Limerick, Kildare and Meath are the counties which have higher than average disposable income, while Wicklow residents were bang on the average -- although other studies show that these commuter belt counties are being badly hit by rising unemployment and crashing house prices.

Cork residents were marginally below the national average with €20,529 in disposable income per person.

The border and midland counties in general have the lowest household income of any regions, although Louth was the exception to this with income very close to the national average.

Aligator Farmer

Its a shame they didn't base this on a different defintion of disposable income. What I mean is take mortgage/rent payments etc.. into consideration.
Then when you factor in that people in the border areas can get their weekly shop for considerably less by popping into the North, I'd say the figures wouldn't look so bad for Donegal.

babaloushka

Aligator Farmer wrote: »

Its a shame they didn't base this on a different defintion of disposable income. What I mean is take mortgage/rent payments etc.. into consideration.
Then when you factor in that people in the border areas can get their weekly shop for considerably less by popping into the North, I'd say the figures wouldn't look so bad for Donegal.

On another note - travel costs and keeping a car in the absence of adequate public transport is a big consideration. There are very few families in Donegal who can manage without a car and not everyone can 'pop' into the North with the distances involved. It's a long 'pop' from places like Gweedore, for example. And don't get me started on the condition of the roads ... :eek: I've been popping into quite a few Donegal potholes lately - their proliferation is about the only recession-proof thing around here

Aligator Farmer

Thats a fair point, running a car isn't cheap, especially with the state of the roads. But then in the cities where the roads are better, repairs might be less frequent but more expensive?
Suppose we also have to bear in mind that these income figures must be the average for the county, so there are many people with a lot less than the average, and some luckier ones with much more.
Would be intersting to see the difference between those two figures I think.

babaloushka

The fact that Dublin has a very good public transport system is a key issue here in terms of 'disposable' income, despite their constant moaning about it (speaking as an ex-Dub here ) The choices available for bus, train or dart make obtaining whatever work is available easy and comfortable in comparison to residents of Donegal.
I have it on good authority that there's a place in Inishowen that has ONE bus per week (into Derry). The snag is that if you don't go back on the round trip (leaving immediately) you have to wait until the following week to get home :eek:
Speaking for myself, I'd have to walk 3 miles to get a bus going ANYWHERE at all, never mind one that would suit my work or social life. So, if I want to get work that will pay my mortgage, having a car is an essential first priority.

Glenman

There have not been many jobs lost in Donegal because we did not have many to loose in the first place. Most of my friend worked in Dublin and on the building. A lot of them are at home now on social walfare and the rest have gone to Australia

muffler

I was astounded to hear Cllr Ian mcGarvey speaking at a recent council meeting and calling on the government to make Donegal a "separate entity" WTF :eek:

Permabear

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Thumpette

Sure "Goat's don't shave" had that idea years ago!

ednwireland

sings :
And if I could I'd build a wall around old Donegal the
North and South to keep them by God I'd build it tall.
Casino's, Chicken Ranches I’d legalize them all
We’d have our own Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal…Yeah,
Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal.

muffler

This week its give us our own little colony and next week its "we are the forgotten county"

Anything to grab the limelight.

sneakerfreak

muffler wrote: »

I was astounded to hear Cllr Ian mcGarvey speaking at a recent council meeting and calling on the government to make Donegal a "separate entity" WTF :eek:

is this online anywhere?

Senna

muffler wrote: »

I was astounded to hear Cllr Ian mcGarvey speaking at a recent council meeting and calling on the government to make Donegal a "separate entity" WTF :eek:

I've heard less sensible talk from him before, not that this statement is in any way sensible. If he wants to make Milford a separate entity then i'd support that:D

donegalman1

Anybody really seriously suprised! We're still in the last recession only without the black economy and more redicicous EU laws and Irish Laws and stealth taxes to send us over the border.

It'd be worth gambling on Sinn Fein in the upcoming elections as years of successive FF seats and FG idiot choices means we probably have nothing to loose though would be a strong dissenting choice.

muffler

sneakerfreak wrote: »

is this online anywhere?

It was Highland radio I heard. Dont know if they archive this stuff for the public.