Written answers

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Department of An Taoiseach

Household Incomes

8:00 pm

Photo of John DeasyJohn Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 171: To ask the Taoiseach the disposable per capita household income in each of the years 2003 to 2007 in the border, midland, west, Dublin, mid-east, mid-west, south east and south west regions of the country; and if he will make a statement on the relative performance of the south east. [2109/08]

Photo of Tom KittTom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Estimates of disposable income per capita for the years 2003 and 2004 are provided below. It is expected that the 2005 estimates will be available in February of this year. These data show that disposable incomes per person in the South East region were €16,470 in 2003 and €17,126 in 2004. These are equivalent to 91.3 per cent of the state average in 2003 and 91.2 per cent of the state average in 2004.

Disposable Income per person and indices of disposable income per person (to base state = 100) for 2003 and 2004.
Per Capita Disposable IncomeIndices of per Capita Disposable Income (State = 100)
Region2003200420032004
€€
Border16,39217,32890.992.3
Midland16,64517,28092.392.0
West16,94817,85294.095.1
Dublin20,38120,988113.0111.8
Mid East17,92618,42799.498.1
Mid West17,65618,82897.9100.3
South East16,47017,12691.391.2
South West17,46618,30196.897.4

Figures on per capita disposable income are available in the annual release "County Incomes and Regional GDP" published by the CSO. The most significant element of disposable income is wages and salaries and consequently the relative positions of counties and regions are largely determined by salary levels in the geographical areas concerned compared to the state average wage or salary.

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