Bertie Ahern
Question:22 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the average GDP per capita of Ireland compared to the EU average in each of the years 1960, 1973 and 1986 and in the latest year for which figures are available. [5445/95]
Written Answers. - Financial Statistics.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in a statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
Average GDP per capita for Ireland and the EU average for the years 1960, 1973, 1986 and 1993 is as follows:
GDP per capita (ECU's).
|
Ireland |
EU average (i.e. EUR 12) |
Ireland as % of EU average |
|
|
1960 |
591 |
1,000 |
59.1% |
|
1973 |
1,750 |
3,138 |
55.8% |
|
1986 |
7,214 |
11,012 |
65.5% |
|
1993 |
11,335 |
15,832 |
71.6% |
Bertie Ahern
Question:23 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Taoiseach the percentage increase in gross fixed capital formation investment in 1994 compared to the previous year. [5446/95]
The information requested by the Deputy is not yet available in respect of the year 1994. This data is published as part of the national income and expenditure estimates which are generally published towards the middle of the year.