Dáil Éireann - Volume 355 - 24 January, 1985

Written Answers. - National Debt.

257. Mr. O'Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance the level of (a) the national debt and (b) the accumulated foreign debt as of 31 December 1984.

Minister for Finance (Mr. Dukes): The national debt at 31 December 1984, is estimated to have been £18.5 billion, of which £7.9 billion was accumulated foreign debt.