asked the Minister for Finance the amount of the sales of Government securities, loans, stocks and bonds to (a) the commercial banks (b) the Central Bank of Ireland; (c) insurance companies; (d) building societies; and (e) purchasers from outside the State during each of the financial years from 1963-64 to the latest available date.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Sales of Government Securities.
16.
As the information is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
£million |
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|
1963-64 |
1964-65 |
1965-66 |
1966-67 |
1967-68 |
1968-69 |
1969-70 |
|
|
(a) Commercial Banks |
10.5 |
13.5 |
11.8 |
21.5 |
25.2 |
52.0 |
50.0 |
|
(b) Central Bank of Ireland |
— |
— |
20.5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
(c) Insurance Companies |
5.6 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
9.8 |
5.9 |
|
(d) Building Societies |
— |
0.1 |
— |
0.3 |
0.2 |
— |
— |
|
(e) Purchasers from outside the State |
1.1 |
0.5 |
8.6 |
6.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
18.1 |