Martin Ferris
Ceist:3 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Taoiseach the gross value added in 2006 for Counties Kerry, Cork, Clare, Galway, Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. [34674/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 October 2008
3 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Taoiseach the gross value added in 2006 for Counties Kerry, Cork, Clare, Galway, Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. [34674/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe CSO does not produce estimates of Gross Value Added (GVA) at county level. I am advised that there are a number of difficulties associated with providing results at such a level of detail.
These include the fact that:
the workforce producing the GVA in a county may live in neighbouring counties;
GVA includes company profits which in many cases may be remitted abroad; and,
much data is either not sufficiently robust or is unavailable at county level.
GVA is produced at the NUTS 3 Regional level. There are 8 such regions in Ireland. 2006 data is not yet available. The following table gives the 2005 results.
Region |
GVA (€M) |
Border, Midland and Western |
26,773 |
Border |
11,166 |
Midland |
5,543 |
West |
10,065 |
Southern and Eastern |
115,712 |
Dublin |
56,384 |
Mid East |
12,254 |
Dublin plus Mid East |
68,638 |
Mid West |
10,743 |
South East |
11,452 |
South West |
24,877 |
State |
142,486 |
The CSO does, however, publish figures on household incomes at county level. These figures allocate income to the counties in which persons reside. They include items such as social welfare benefits, but do not include company profits. The per capita household incomes for the relevant counties for the years 2000 to 2005 are provided below.
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
|
Donegal |
13,387 |
14,852 |
16,059 |
17,274 |
18,217 |
19,432 |
Leitrim |
14,341 |
15,479 |
17,270 |
18,985 |
20,153 |
21,753 |
Sligo |
15,281 |
16,977 |
18,686 |
20,526 |
22,067 |
23,356 |
Galway |
16,506 |
18,279 |
19,637 |
20,980 |
22,508 |
23,532 |
Mayo |
14,912 |
16,440 |
17,441 |
19,045 |
20,199 |
21,364 |
Roscommon |
14,715 |
16,372 |
17,807 |
19,116 |
20,145 |
21,713 |
Clare |
16,914 |
18,298 |
19,322 |
20,442 |
21,486 |
22,986 |
Cork |
17,077 |
19,049 |
20,460 |
21,805 |
22,873 |
24,592 |
Kerry |
14,339 |
16,190 |
17,350 |
18,413 |
19,300 |
20,750 |