Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the national debt, I know that the projection for Government debt over the next five years will not see any great movement to reduce debt. Table A5 on page 65 refers to the general government debt to GDP ratio. It has reduced significantly from 64.8% to 51.6%.

Can the Minister explain that given that the closing debt balances in five years will be similar to those in 2018?