I also call for a debate on the latest statistics released by the Central Statistics Office which show, alarmingly, that a number of counties in the midlands and west have been bypassed by the Celtic tiger. Average disposable income in my county and a number of midlands counties is €4,000 per annum less than the national average. It is important that we have a debate on those figures which are quite disturbing. The national media made very little mention of them – I just happened to hear them from a friend of mine who works in the CSO.