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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 8 Apr 1970

Vol. 245 No. 6

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Emigrants' Remittances.

4.

asked the Taoiseach the estimated revenue remittances from emigrants for each financial year over the past decade.

With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement setting out the particulars requested for the years 1960 to 1968. Corresponding figures for 1969 are not yet available. It is not possible to supply the data on a financial year basis.

Following is the statement:

Inflow of emigrants' remittances and legacies from abroad 1960-68.

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

£millions

Great Britain and Six Counties

5.8

6.5

6.3

5.7

5.6

5.7

7.0

5.8

5.7

Other Areas

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.9

8.8

8.2

11.0

13.5

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