I propose to include in the Official Report a statement showing the information requested by the Deputy in respect of the year 1988, the latest period for which it is available.
Following is the statement:
EC Member States
|
Dependants¹ as a percentage of the number of persons at work — 1988
|
Net National Disposable Income² per head of the population aged 15-64 years — 1988
|
|
%
|
IR£000
|
Ireland
|
127
|
8.3
|
Belgium
|
86
|
13.1
|
Denmark
|
62
|
17.7
|
Fed. Rep. of Germany
|
67
|
15.9
|
Greece
|
87
|
5.0
|
Spain
|
110
|
7.8
|
France
|
88
|
14.8
|
Italy
|
84
|
12.1
|
Luxembourg
|
64
|
20.3
|
Netherlands
|
76
|
13.0
|
Portugal
|
83
|
4.2
|
United Kingdom
|
75
|
12.7
|
¹Taken as persons under 15 years of age and those aged 65 and over.
²Net National Disposable Income is defined as National Income plus net transfers for the rest of the world. Figures given for the other EC Member States have been converted into Irish Pounds using current exchange rates.