EVERY WEEK, TheJournal.ie offers a selection of statistics and numerical nuggets to help you digest the week that has just passed.
£5: The amount of money that UK drivers may have to pay for a permit to drive in the EU as their current licences “may no longer be valid by itself” after Brexit.
480: The number of people who were granted Irish citizenship this week.
$80 million: The amount of money that one of David Hockney’s famous paintings is expected to sell for, breaking the record for a work by a living artist sold at auction.
18.74: The kilograms of chewing tobacco seized by customs officials following a raid on a property in Limerick.
28: The number of cases of identity fraud solved by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection using facial imaging software.
€21,000: The amount of compensation awarded to a shop assistant who lost her job after she refused to engage with a customer returning some Christmas lights.
31: The number of new 30km/h zones that could soon be introduced across Dublin following the publication of a new report that has strongly recommended extending the speed limit.
€11.9 billion: The amount of money that the government has pledged to invest in education and training over the next decade.
4: The number of food businesses that received closure orders for breaches of food safety rules last month.
32: The percentage of Irish children that are talking to strangers online every week.
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