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The robotic birthing simulator being used to teach Irish medical students that appeared on last week's Late Late Show. TheJournal.ie/Youtube
Prime Numbers

How many complaints did RTÉ receive about a robot giving birth on the Late Late? It's the week in numbers

Plus: The number of complaints DCC has received about election posters.

EVERY WEEK, TheJournal.ie offers a selection of statistics and numerical nuggets to help you digest the week that has just passed. 

1,921: The number of complaints that GSOC received about the conduct of gardaí last year. 

31: The number of complaints that RTÉ received about a birthing simulation robot which appeared on the Late Late Show last week. 

€2,002: The average cost of renting a property in Dublin in the first three months of this year. 

259 metres: The height off the ground that two window washers in Oklahoma dangled from after their lift began “swinging out of control”.

16: The number of years that a former leader of Basque separatist group ETA was on the run for before being arrested in France this week. 

€118 million: The amount of money that Dublin spent on homeless emergency accommodation last year, with just under €50 million going to private hotel operators.

100: The number of cyclists who staged a protest outside the Dáil to highlight what they say is a need for better biking infrastructure.

15: The number of times that a garda was reminded to follow up a rape allegation but did not do so, according to a report by the Garda Síochana Ombudsman Commission. 

€98: The amount of money that a Claude Monet painting from his celebrated Mueles – or Haystacks – series sold for in an auction record for the French impressionist painter.

101: The number of complaints that Dublin City Council has received about European and local election posters. 

40: The percentage of social housing that was delivered by NGOs last year. 

80: The number of new jobs that are to be created at Irish tech company, OpenSky. 

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