HC Deb 24 May 1999 vol 332 cc59-60W
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the per capita gross domestic product in the Republic of Ireland as a percentage of the EU average, for the most recent year available. [84956]

Ms Hewitt

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory, dated 24 May 1999: As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question asking about the per capita gross domestic product of the Republic of Ireland.

The latest figures published by Eurostat (the Statistical Office of the European Community) are the preliminary results for 1997. These show the Republic of Ireland with a per capita gross domestic product of 102 per cent of the EU average. These estimates are subject to revision and definitive results will be published later this year.