asked the Minister for Finance the amount of foreign borrowing undertaken both by Government and semi-State bodies in each year since 1976.
466.
Written Answers. - Foreign Borrowing.
465.
asked the Minister for Finance the levels of foreign debt both of Government and semi-State bodies at the end of each year since 1975.
467.
asked the Minister for Finance the interest payments on foreign debt by both Government and semi-State bodies in each year since 1975.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 465, 466 and 467 together. The reply is in the form of the following tabular statement:
Amount of Foreign Borrowing
|
Year |
(i) Government |
(ii) Semi-State Bodies |
(iii) Total |
|
IR£m. |
IR£m. |
IR£m. |
|
|
1976 |
324 |
15 |
339 |
|
1977 |
86 |
71 |
157 |
|
1978 |
23 |
24 |
47 |
|
1979 |
509 |
156 |
665 |
|
1980 |
566 |
358 |
924 |
|
1981 |
1,285 |
170 |
1,455 |
|
1982 |
1,148 |
313 |
1,461 |
|
1983 |
793 |
158 |
951 |
Level of Foreign Debt
|
End-Year |
(i) Government |
(ii) Semi-State Bodies |
(iii) Total |
|
IR£m. |
IR£m. |
IR£m. |
|
|
1975 |
567 |
260 |
827 |
|
1976 |
1,040 |
322 |
1,362 |
|
1977 |
1,039 |
410 |
1,449 |
|
1978 |
1,064 |
430 |
1,494 |
|
1979 |
1,542 |
580 |
2,122 |
|
1980 |
2,207 |
1,010 |
3,217 |
|
1981 |
3,794 |
1,306 |
5,100 |
|
1982 |
5,290 |
1,669 |
6,959 |
|
1983 |
7,017 |
2,010 |
9,027 |
Interest Payments on Foreign Debt
|
Year |
(i) Government |
(ii) Semi-State Bodies |
(iii) Total |
|
IR£m. |
IR£m. |
IR£m. |
|
|
1975 |
33 |
16 |
49 |
|
1976 |
53 |
25 |
78 |
|
1977 |
78 |
26 |
104 |
|
1978 |
96 |
34 |
130 |
|
1979 |
103 |
38 |
141 |
|
1980 |
164 |
72 |
236 |
|
1981 |
250 |
118 |
368 |
|
1982 |
516 |
134 |
650 |
|
1983 |
579 |
169 |
748 |