Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 8 Mar 1966

Vol. 221 No. 7

Written Answers. - Domestic Income.

75.

Mr. Cosgrave

asked the Taoiseach if he will give particulars of domestic income for 1964-65 and 1965-66 in the form of the reply to Question No. 86 of 18th May, 1965.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach (Mr. Carty)

The information requested by the Deputy is shown in the following table, together with revised figures for earlier years.

DOMESTIC INCOME, CLASSIFIED BY TYPE OF INCOME, IN EACH YEAR 1952 TO 1965, AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION.

Type of Income	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965*
	£million
Wages, salaries and pensions	204.5	219.6	228.2	238.3	249.5	248.7	257.4	269.0	289.9	316.4	348.4	372.8	435	460
Income from self-employment and other trading income from Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	98.5	108.2	99.0	110.9	98.6	111.1	100.7	110.9	113.3	119.7	123.6	122.7	145	147
Industrial Profits		26.1	28.1	26.9	27.5	26.8	29.3	32.6	37.1	42.7	45.3	48.0	53
	74.9													170
Other income		53.8	55.6	59.3	59.0	59.2	63.7	68.7	76.0	80.8	86.5	94.7	103
TOTAL†	377.9	407.7	410.9	435.4	434.6	445.8	451.1	481.2	516.3	559.6	603.8	638.2	736	777
	Percentage distribution
Wages, salaries and pensions	54.1	53.9	55.6	54.7	57.4	55.8	57.1	55.9	56.2	56.6	57.7	58.4	59.1	59.2
Income from self-employment and other trading income from Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	26.1	26.5	24.1	25.5	22.7	24.9	22.3	23.0	21.9	21.4	20.5	19.2	19.7	18.9
Industrial Profits		6.4	6.8	6.2	6.3	6.0	6.5	6.8	7.2	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.2
	19.8													21.9
Other income		13.2	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.3	14.1	14.3	14.7	14.4	14.3	14.9	14.0
TOTAL†	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
†Before adjustment for stock appreciation.	*Based on estimate prepared by Department of Finance.