Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers - Price Index Changes.
- Consumer price index increase 17 speeches
The CPI rose 37.1 per cent between mid-November 1978 and mid-November 1980. FitzGerald sought the manifesto’s estimated inflation rate, but Moore did not provide it, and the exchange included political interjections.
John Bruton, Seán Moore, Patrick D. Harte, Garrett Fitzgerald, Frank Cluskey
- Agricultural output, input and livestock prices 6 speeches
Agricultural output prices declined 0.6 per cent and input prices rose 30.7 per cent over the two-year comparison; livestock prices fell 3.3 per cent. Bruton said this suggested falling living standards for farmers, while Moore acknowledged their problems and said government efforts would help.
John Bruton, Seán Moore
- Agriculture Minister absent from discussion 2 speeches
Fitzpatrick regretted that the Agriculture Minister had missed the previous night’s discussion; Wilson said the Minister had not been invited.
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, John P. Wilson
asked the Taoiseach the percentage increase in the consumer price index in the two-year period between the last quarter of 1978 and the last quarter of 1980.
Comment on this
The percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index in the two-year period between mid-November 1978 and mid-November 1980 was 37.1 per cent.
Comment on this
Will the Minister of State indicate the planned inflation rate in the manifesto for those two years?
Comment on this
Could the Minister of State indicate the manifesto estimated or suggested percentage increase in the same period?
Comment on this
asked the Taoiseach the change which occurred in the agricultural price index between the latest three-month period for which figures are available and the same period two years earlier.
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Comment on this
asked the Taoiseach the change which has taken place in the livestock price index number between October 1978 and October 1980.
21.
Comment on this
asked the Taoiseach the increase in agricultural input prices which occurred between the latest three-month period for which figures are available and the same period two years earlier.
Comment on this
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 19, 20 and 21 together.
In the three months ending October 1980, the latest three-month period for which the information is available, the changes on the corresponding period in 1978, to base 1975 as 100, in the agricultural output and input price indices were a marginal decline of 0.6 per cent and an increase of 30.7 per cent respectively. The livestock price index, to base 1975 as 100, declined by 3.3 per cent between October 1978 and October 1980.
Comment on this
Would the Minister of State agree that this indicates a serious decline in living standards on the part of the farming community in that the prices they have to pay are going up while the prices they are being paid are remaining static?
Comment on this
We accept that the farmers have their problems. The Deputy will accept also that the efforts being made by the Government and the Minister for Agriculture to improve matters are going to prove fruitful.
