Brendan Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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32. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has records of the performance of Irish companies in terms of net profit or net loss for the purposes of measuring or indicating economic performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10510/14]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not maintain records of Irish companies for the purpose of assessing economic developments.

The Central Statistics Office is responsible for inter alia measuring economic performance and compiles data from Irish-based companies to do this.

My Department assesses these economic data with a view to inter alia projecting forward likely trends in the economy.