Does this surprise you?
Irish children these days are getting a lot more money than we got when we made our Communion.
According to the 2017 Ulster Bank Communion Survey, children received an average of €570 in gifts for their First Communion this year. It increased slightly from last year, where children received €546 on average.
Even more surprising is that almost one in four children received more than €800, and a small percentage received over €1,000.
It was the boys who got more than the girls with the average received by boys being €591, compared to €550 for girls.
The survey also found that 92percent of parents financed the day through their own savings, with an average of €845 being spent on their child's day.
The breakdown of what spent is as follows:
- Party/ celebrations/ food and drink: €388
- Child's outfit for the day: €185
- Outfits for other family members: €153
- Children's entertainment: €78
- Make-up/ hair (girls only): €41
