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Dáil Éireann - Volume 352 - 26 June, 1984

Written Answers. - Foreign Borrowing.

Mr. R. Bruton Mr. R. Bruton

465. Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the amount of foreign borrowing undertaken both by Government and semi-State bodies in each year since 1976.

Mr. R. Bruton Mr. R. Bruton

466. Mr. R. Bruton 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.

Mr. R. Bruton Mr. R. Bruton

467. Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the interest payments on foreign debt by both Government and semi-State bodies in each year since 1975.

Minister for Finance (Mr. Dukes) Alan Dukes

Minister for Finance (Mr. Dukes): 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

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[521][522] 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

Dáil Éireann 352 Written Answers. Foreign Borrowing.

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