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How much money does it cost per week to provide for a teenager? It's the week in numbers

Plus: How long ago was the Heart of St Laurence O’Toole stolen, before it was returned?

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

16/34: The new name of Cork Airport’s runway, which has been renamed to adapt to the change of Earth’s magnetic poles.

€5.08 million: The amount of money an Australian court fined car giant Ford for its “unconscionable” handling of gearbox complaints.

€40: The amount of money’s worth of face cream Madrid’s conservative leader Cristina Cifuentes allegedly stole in 2011, prompting her to resign from power.

6: The number of years ago that the Heart of St Laurence O’Toole was stolen from Christ Church Cathedral. It was returned this week.

€4.1 billion: The amount of money that Facebook made in profit in the first quarter of this year – a 63% rise on last year.

€4 million: The asking price for Havelock House, UTV’s Northern Ireland’s HQ, which went on sale this week.

19: The number of complaints Dublin City Council received about litter last Friday, when the sun was out and temperatures shot up.

13: The date in July on which US president Donald Trump is set to visit the UK, it was confirmed next week.

561,000: The number of people who tuned in to watch the Late Late Show special following the death of singer Big Tom.

900: The number of people who had fallen victim to crime and other traumatic events who were helped by the ITAS last year.

€122: The amount of money it costs per week to provide for an older child, according to the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice (VPSJ).

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    Mute Niallers
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    Apr 28th 2018, 8:04 PM

    Providing for a child under 7 is way more expensive than providing for a teenager when you factor in childcare costs.

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    Apr 29th 2018, 12:10 AM

    @Niallers: Not if their 16 or over, because they want new clothes & money to go out at the weekend etc etc etc., but make them work for it!

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    Apr 28th 2018, 7:07 PM

    Life is a number.

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    Apr 28th 2018, 7:20 PM

    @James O’Brien: And when the numbers up , it’s all over .

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    Apr 28th 2018, 7:46 PM

    @Clinton Baptiste: unless that number is infinity

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    Apr 28th 2018, 9:48 PM

    @Dr Rex Butts: what number is infinity?

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    Apr 28th 2018, 9:59 PM

    @Elvis King: a sideways 8

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    Apr 29th 2018, 7:01 AM

    @James Reardon: that’s not a number it’s a symbol. And it only roughly approximates a sideways 8.

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    Apr 29th 2018, 8:43 AM

    @D Writer:

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    Apr 28th 2018, 10:13 PM

    VPSJ? Are they St Vincent de Paul in a new disguise?

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    Apr 29th 2018, 5:38 PM

    @Kath Noonan: yes it the same organization

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