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Fiscal Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 May 2024

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Ceisteanna (222)

Rose Conway-Walsh

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222. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the total net debt and general Government debt each year since 2006, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22735/24]

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The General Government Gross Debt is a gross measure of government liabilities. It measures the gross level of borrowings for the general government sector. The General Government sector comprises the sub-sectors of central government, local government, and social security funds.

The Net Debt is gross government liabilities excluding Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) financial assets of government. These EDP financial assets include liquid assets held by the Exchequer, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund cash and non-equity investments and other cash and liquid assets held by the general government sector.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is responsible for the compilation of the general government deficit and debt outturn statistics, whereas the Department of Finance is responsible for the forecasts. These statistics are compiled in accordance with the European System of Accounts 2010 (ESA2010).

The table below provides the total Net Debt and General Government Debt each year since 2006, in tabular form. These outturns are CSO figures and are published on the CSO website.

Year

General government debt (€ million)

Net debt position (€ million)

2006

43,724

26,972

2007

47,183

28,730

2008

79,621

43,082

2009

104,685

63,008

2010

144,230

111,449

2011

189,727

135,685

2012

210,026

152,294

2013

215,242

161,553

2014

203,382

167,343

2015

201,578

172,648

2016

200,635

176,604

2017

201,262

175,085

2018

205,848

177,127

2019

203,383

174,296

2020

217,885

186,119

2021

236,127

193,084

2022

224,748

188,171

2023

220,672

180,691

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