asked the Taoiseach if he will indicate, under each appropriate sub-heading, the debit items arising from income from capital 1977-81 as published by the Central Statistics Office in the Irish Statistical Bulletin of June 1983/Table 1 — Estimated Balance of International Payments 1977-1981.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Debit Items.
1.
The totals for the debit items arising from income from capital are as follows:
|
Year |
National Debt Interest Paid Abroad |
Other Payments of Interest Abroad and Dividends and Profits arising from investments in this country |
|
1977 |
£96.1 million |
£204.7 million |
|
1978 |
£131.0 million |
£266.4 million |
|
1979 |
£153.9 million |
£351.6 million |
|
1980 |
£192.9 million |
£488.1 million |
|
1981 |
£268.7 million |
£599.2 million |
I decided to be kind and not ask about 1983. That will emerge later.
There is £1 billion missing. They lost £1 billion somewhere.