Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of the residential and commercial property transactions that have taken place on average during the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25081/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the numbers of residential property transactions on which stamp duty was paid in 2005, 2006 and 2007 were 44,000, 52,900 and 40,800 respectively, corresponding to an annual average of 45,900 over the 3 years. The corresponding numbers of non-residential property transactions in 2005, 2006 and 2007 were 41,000, 45,000 and 37,900 respectively, an annual average of 41,300 over the 3 years.