540 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the gap in income per capita between the BMW region and the south and east region stands at 42%; that this gap has widened in the past ten years; that the BMW region accounts for a declining share of national wealth; that the shortfall between projected and actual expenditure under the national development plan in the BMW region stands at €3.65 billion; and in view of the fact that this underspend will not be made good in the remaining short lifetime of the national development plan, he will make a statement on the way in which he intends to address the crisis. [1754/06]

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540 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the gap in income per capita between the BMW region and the south and east region stands at 42%; that this gap has widened in the past ten years; that the BMW region accounts for a declining share of national wealth; that the shortfall between projected and actual expenditure under the national development plan in the BMW region stands at €3.65 billion; and in view of the fact that this underspend will not be made good in the remaining short lifetime of the national development plan, he will make a statement on the way in which he intends to address the crisis. [1754/06]

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1. 25 January 2006

   Fiscal Policy.

   540 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the gap in income per capita between the BMW region and the south and east region stands at 42%; that this gap has widened in the past ten years; that the BMW region accounts for a declining share of national wealth; that the shortfall between projected and actual expenditure under the national development plan in the BMW region stands at €3.65 billion; and in view of the fact that this underspend will not be made good in the remaining short lifetime of the national development plan, he will make a statement on the way in which he intends to address the crisis. [1754/06]

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