asked the Minister for Finance the total foreign debt at the end of each of the past three years; the interest on the Exchequer foreign debt for each of the last three years; the estimated interest for 1984; the total principal repayments for each of the past three years; and the amount to be paid in 1984.
Written Answers. - Foreign Debt.
538.
The reply is in the form of the following tabular statement.
(a) Total Foreign Debt at end-year
|
(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
|
|
Year |
Exchequer foreign debt |
State Sponsored Bodies foreign debt |
Total foreign debt |
|
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
|
|
1983 |
6,970 |
2,010 |
8,980 |
|
1982 |
5,290 |
1,669 |
6,959 |
|
1981 |
3,794 |
1,306 |
5,100 |
(b) Interest on Exchequer Foreign Debt
|
(i) |
|
|
Year |
Exchequer Debt |
|
IR£m |
|
|
1984 |
679¹ |
|
(estimate) |
|
|
1983 |
579 |
|
1982 |
516 |
|
1981 |
250 |
(c) Principal repayments of Foreign Debt
|
(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
|
|
Year |
Exchequer |
State Sponsored Bodies |
Total Principal |
|
IR£m |
IR£m |
IR£m |
|
|
1984 |
660² |
200 |
860 |
|
(estimate) |
|||
|
1983 |
374 |
190 |
564 |
|
1982 |
441 |
123 |
564 |
|
1981 |
158 |
157 |
315 |
¹1984 Budget Estimate
²The figure for principal repayments is based on debt outstanding at 31 December 1983.