Ireland external debt: what is the Ireland government website to check this info?

The CSO (Central Statistics Office) website contains a lot of economic information. cso.ie/ They actually released a document related to Irish external debt just a few weeks ago. cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/economy/current/externaldebt.

Pdf Greece has recently asked for an EU bailout but the Greek economy had been in dire straits for months. The Irish economy could be better, but overall appears manageable. The word bailout has not really been used here (yet!).

Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Spain have always tended to be the EU countries with the highest debt levels. Here is a recent news story.It mentions that while Irish external debt levels are high, it currently pays lower interest rates than eg Greece. http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0422/economy.html Opinion seems to be divided as to whether Ireland is on track in relation to meeting its future economic obligations, but the current Minister for Finance (widely seen as Ireland's most capable politician) has put forward assurances that this is indeed the case.

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The Central Statistics Office is Ireland's official organization for statistics like this. You can see their most recent numbers for external debt here: cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/ec... As for whether Ireland will need a bailout, that remains to be seen. Most of the recent discussions I've seen about the possibility of PIIGS bailouts indicate that Ireland's efforts to stem their economic problems themselves look like they may be working.

Assuming things keep going as planned, Ireland may get itself out of trouble without needing assistance. I would guess they won't need to be bailed out, but if the other PIIGS countries' outlooks keep getting worse, they may bring Ireland down with them. You can read more about the Irish government's economic projections and plans here: http://www.finance.gov.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=6084 http://www.finance.gov.ie/documents/publications/prebudget09/PBOfinal.pdf.

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