Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 May 2015
265. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total value of exports, and this value as a percentage of total exports, that are attributed to the aircraft leasing sector, for each of the past three years. [19868/15]
View answerI am advised by the CSO that total exports of operating leasing services was €7,822 million in 2014, €7,497m in 2013 and €7,537m in 2012. This can be found in table 2a of the balance of payments release available on the CSO's website.This amounts to 3.8 per cent of total exports (goods and services) in current prices for 2014, 4.1 per cent for 2013 and 4.1 per cent for 2012. This operating leasing item includes other assets that are on operating leases including computer equipment, other transport vehicles and so on. The leased aircraft element cannot be presented in isolation from the other leased assets but is the most significant element.
