asked the Minister for Finance the value of the Irish púnt against sterling on the middle day or nearest of each calendar month since the link with sterling was broken.
Written Answers. - IR£ Value.
315.
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the form of a tabular statement which I propose to have circulated in the Official Report.
Table of £(stg)/IR£ exchange rates since the break with sterling*
|
1979 |
IR£1=£(stg.) |
1980 |
IR£1=£(stg.) |
1981 |
IR£1=£(stg.) |
1982 |
IR£1=£(stg.) |
1983 |
IR£1=£(stg.) |
|
March 30ø |
0.9943 |
January 16 |
0.9400 |
January 16 |
0.7718 |
January 18 |
0.8186 |
January 17 |
0.8840 |
|
April 17 |
0.9639 |
February 15 |
0.9240 |
February 16 |
0.7338 |
February 15 |
0.8016 |
February 14 |
0.8937 |
|
May 16 |
0.9640 |
March 18 |
0.8986 |
March 16 |
0.7797 |
March 16 |
0.8191 |
March 16 |
0.9190 |
|
June 15 |
0.9455 |
April 15 |
0.9050 |
April 15 |
0.7772 |
April 15 |
0.8139 |
April 15 |
0.8393 |
|
July 16 |
0.9270 |
May 16 |
0.9050 |
May 18 |
0.7610 |
May 17 |
0.8268 |
May 16 |
0.8221 |
|
August 16 |
0.9210 |
June 16 |
0.9062 |
June 15 |
0.7796 |
June 15 |
0.8083 |
June 15 |
0.8095 |
|
September 17 |
0.9645 |
July 16 |
0.9056 |
July 16 |
0.8037 |
July 16 |
0.8056 |
July 18 |
0.8011 |
|
October 16 |
0.9650 |
August 18 |
0.8864 |
August 17 |
0.7971 |
August 16 |
0.8029 |
August 16 |
0.7860 |
|
November 15 |
0.9690 |
September 15 |
0.8837 |
September 15 |
0.8533 |
September 15 |
0.7964 |
September 15 |
0.7830 |
|
December 17 |
0.9660 |
October 16 |
0.8500 |
October 16 |
0.8648 |
October 18 |
0.7933 |
October 17 |
0.7942 |
|
øbreak with sterling |
November 17 |
0.8092 |
November 16 |
0.8266 |
November 15 |
0.8045 |
November 16 |
0.7833 |
|
|
December 16 |
0.7980 |
December 16 |
0.8290 |
December 16 |
0.8480 |
* Rates given are the official mid-closing rates on the middle day of each month. Where the middle day was not a working day, the rate for the next working day is given.