Written answers
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Department of Finance
National Debt
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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52. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, details of the interest incurred on the gross national debt for each year from 2010 to 2014 under the headings State savings schemes, benchmark bonds, amortising bonds, floating rate bonds, European Financial Stability Facility loans, European Financial Stabilisation Mechanisation loans, European Union bilateral loans, International Monetary Fund loans, short-term debt and other interest paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6337/15]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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53. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the interest received from cash and other financial assets that are offset against the gross national debt, to arrive at the national debt figure for each year from 2010 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6338/15]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 53 together.
The National Treasury Management Agency has provided the following figures which for 2014 are provisional, unaudited figures at this point.
The figures presented in the table represent National Debt cash interest only.
The figures in the table reflect the impact of hedging transactions.
Table: National Debt Interest 2010-2014
€ million | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treasury Bonds | 3,175 | 4,106 | 4,075 | 4,446 | 4,128 |
Floating Rate Bonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 638 | 755 |
Amortising Bonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 83 |
Total Bonds | 3,175 | 4,106 | 4,075 | 5,129 | 4,966 |
State Savings Schemes | 199 | 209 | 284 | 350 | 394 |
EFSF | 0 | 67 | 117 | 373 | 405 |
EFSM | 0 | 112 | 413 | 665 | 661 |
Bilaterals | 0 | 4 | 35 | 66 | 75 |
IMF | 0 | 25 | 803 | 800 | 1,025 |
Total EU/IMF Programme | 0 | 207 | 1,369 | 1,905 | 2,166 |
Short-term Debt | 197 | 216 | 39 | 25 | 15 |
Other | 23 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 49 |
Exchequer Account & other operational balances | -83 | -94 | -55 | -13 | -10 |
Deposits including collateralised deposits & others | -9 | -61 | -2 | -52 | -45 |
HFA Guaranteed Notes/Non-Irish Treasury-Bills | -11 | -77 | -72 | -60 | -69 |
Total Interest Receivable | -103 | -232 | -129 | -125 | -124 |
Total National Debt Interest | 3,492 | 4,548 | 5,679 | 7,324 | 7,466 |
Rounding may affect totals
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