I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 48 together. I am not aware of any IEA report which shows a growth of energy intensity in Ireland of 4 per cent as compared with a drop of 28 per cent in other member states for a comparable period. The most recent IEA review of the energy policies and programmes of the member countries compiled in April 1987 lists the energy intensity of the member states on the basis of the total primary energy requirement — gross domestic product ratio which is the measurement used both by the IEA and the EC. The figures quoted for Ireland are 0.51 for 1973; 0.49 for 1979; 0.42 for 1984 and 0.46 for 1985. While that table indicates an increase in intensity of 4 per cent approximately between 1984 and 1985 there were increases also for six other countries. The corresponding change for all IEA countries between 1984 and 1985 was a reduction of 2 per cent approximately. A recent comparison made by the EC Commission for the period 1983-85 shows that the level of energy intensity fell more in Ireland than in any other EC country and there were increases in intensity in seven countries and in the EC as a whole. Because of statistical fluctuations in any particular year, it would be more accurate to make a comparison over a longer period. The average change in intensity specified for the period 1973 to 1985 for Ireland is a reduction of 1.3 per cent per annum which is almost the same as the average for all European countries. The corresponding energy intensity level for the IEA as a whole fell by 1.8 per cent per annum. The reduction in Ireland's energy intensity level, therefore, compares favourably with the other member states indicating that current conservation policies are proving effective. It must be borne in mind, too, that what can be achieved under this heading depends to a considerable degree on the nature and the level of the economic activities conducted within the state in question.