Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 2 Nov 1999

Vol. 509 No. 6

Written Answers. - Gross National Product.

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

639 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Education and Science the measure of GNP used within his Department for official purposes; if his Department is using the CSO agreed exhausted ESA 95 figures; if not, when it will update its figures to incorporate this new standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21734/99]

Minister for Education and Science (Mr. Martin)

My Department uses GNP figures as supplied by the Department of Finance. It is my understanding that the Department of Finance uses the latest Central Statistics Office published figures which are based on ESA 95 conventions.