asked the Minister for Finance if he will express in 1988 terms the amount of the national debt at the end of each year from 1977 to 1987 inclusive.
Written Answers. - National Debt.
47.
The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below. Since the national accounts are not yet published for either 1987 or 1988, the Departmental estimates for the GNP deflator for these years are used. The GNP deflators relating to the figures for earlier years are based on published national accounts.
National Debt Expressed in 1988 Terms
|
IR£ million |
|
|
1977 |
12,240 |
|
1978 |
13,572 |
|
1979 |
15,181 |
|
1980 |
15,673 |
|
1981 |
17,037 |
|
1982 |
18,162 |
|
1983 |
20,412 |
|
1984 |
22,648 |
|
1985 |
23,344 |
|
1986 |
25,925 |
|
1987 |
27,084 |