Richard Bruton
Ceist:140 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the trend in foreign direct investment flows in each of the years since 1997; and the forecast for 2003. [18675/03]
Vol. 570 No. 2
140 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the trend in foreign direct investment flows in each of the years since 1997; and the forecast for 2003. [18675/03]
The Central Statistics Office introduced a new series of balance of payments statistics for Ireland in May 2000 commencing with the 1998 reference year. The new series included data on foreign direct investment statistics by foreign firms in Ireland and Irish firms abroad and the figures for the years 1998 to 2002 are as follows.
Year |
Foreign Direct Investmentinto Ireland |
Abroad |
1998 |
£6,226m |
£2,743m |
1999 |
£13,676m |
£4,516m |
2000 |
€28,706m |
€5,024m |
2001 |
€17,524m |
€6,553m |
2002 |
€20,223m |
€2,875m |