asked the Minister for Finance in respect of each of the last ten years for which figures are available (a) the extent of all the resources held by the Central Bank (b) the amount transferred to the Exchequer by way of surplus and (c) the amount transferred to reserves, from the bank's annual operations.
Written Answers. - Central Bank Resources.
78.
The last year for which a Statement of Accounts of the Central Bank of Ireland is available is 1986. I have therefore given the figures for the ten years from 1977 to 1986 inclusive.
Gross Assets of the Central Bank |
Surplus Income transferred to Exchequer |
Transferred to Reserves |
|
£ million |
£ million |
£ million |
|
1977 |
1,428.1 |
30.4 |
4.0 |
1978 |
1,553.3 |
36.3 |
9.9 |
1979 |
1,676.1 |
55.9 |
14.8 |
1980 |
1,929.7 |
71.0 |
18.8 |
1981 |
2,068.0 |
106.5 |
27.8 |
1982 |
2,394.3 |
111.2 |
29.1 |
1983 |
2,813.4 |
131.9 |
24.6 |
1984 |
3,047.5 |
122.7 |
23.0 |
1985 |
3,128.7 |
96.7 |
25.8 |
1986 |
3,325.3 |
117.8 |
31.1 |