Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of money market instruments in the banks covered by the State guarantee which come to maturity during 2009. [5593/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy should note that for the purposes of reporting a consistent figure across the covered institutions, that a money market instrument is defined as short-term unsecured instruments with a maturity of one year or less and excludes deposits.

As at the 31 December 2008, the aggregate value of outstanding money market instruments maturing in 2009 for the covered institutions is approximately €78.3bn. This amount is based on information provided by the covered institutions and may change significantly where instruments mature and are rolled over during 2009.