Joe Walsh
Question:58 Mr. J. Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the current value of Irish pension funds; and if he will give a breakdown of the investment portfolio. [9160/96]
Vol. 465 No. 1
58 Mr. J. Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the current value of Irish pension funds; and if he will give a breakdown of the investment portfolio. [9160/96]
The latest available information on the value of Irish pension funds is that contained in the Irish Association of Pension Funds Investment Survey 1994. According to the IAPF survey the total assets of Irish pension funds at end-December 1994 were £13.66 billion. The following table gives a breakdown of that figure as given in the IAPF survey:
Asset Distribution
Asset Class |
End 1994 IR£m |
% |
Irish Fixed Interest |
4016 |
29.4 |
Irish Equities - Quoted |
3109 |
22.8 |
Irish Property |
766 |
5.6 |
Other Irish |
715 |
5.2 |
Total Irish |
8606 |
63.0 |
European Equities |
1978 |
14.5 |
Non European Equities |
2376 |
17.4 |
Other Overseas |
701 |
5.1 |
Total Overseas |
5055 |
37.0 |