HC Deb 08 June 1999 vol 332 c288W
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the per capita Gross National Product in the Republic of Ireland as a percentage of the EU average, for the most recent year available. [85851]

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 8 June 1999: As director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question on the per capita gross national product of the Republic of Ireland. The latest estimates available from Eurostat (the Statistical Office of the European Community) are for 1998. These show the Republic of Ireland with a per capita gross domestic product of 87.5 per cent of the EU average. These estimates are subject to revision.