Brendan McGahon
Ceist:32 Mr. McGahon asked the Minister for Finance the price of the Dáil debates booklet to the public for each of the years 1973, 1980 and 1995; and the increase in the rate of inflation over the same period. [2851/95]
Vol. 449 No. 7
32 Mr. McGahon asked the Minister for Finance the price of the Dáil debates booklet to the public for each of the years 1973, 1980 and 1995; and the increase in the rate of inflation over the same period. [2851/95]
The prices of the Dáil debates booklet to the public in those three years were; 1973, 2½p; 1980, 15p; 1995, £2.
According to information supplied by the Central Statistics Office, Irish inflation rates for the periods in question are as follows:
Period |
Inflation Rate |
1973 to 1980 |
+173% |
1973 to 1994 |
+533% |
1980 to 1994 |
+132% |