Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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112. To ask the Minister for Finance the entities, funds and accounts that make up the general Government balance, for example, Exchequer, central fund ISIF and so on; the way in which the general Government balance of -€315 million for 2018 is arrived at; if he will provide a similar breakdown for each year up to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43076/18]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The breakdown of the difference between the Exchequer balance and general government balance is shown in Annex 3, Table A1 in the Budget 2019 Economic and Fiscal Outlook publication.

The table shows how the balance of -€315 million was arrived at in 2018 and a breakdown for all years 2017 – 2023.

The Central Statistics Office is responsible for defining the general government sector in Ireland. The complete list of agencies and bodies can be accessed in the following link.

www.cso.ie/en/methods/governmentaccounts/classificationdecisions/registerofpublicsectorbodiesinireland/.