* The General Government Balance (GGB) shows a surplus of €22.6 billion in 2024, or 4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), almost treble the surplus of €7.2 billion recorded in 2023.
* Total government revenue increased to €148.6 billion in 2024, €24.8 billion higher than 2023. More than half of this increase was due to a one-off capital receipt arising from a ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
* Total government expenditure also rose to €126.0 billion in 2024, a €9.4 billion increase on 2023.
* Gross General Government Debt (GGD) fell to €215.4 billion at the end of 2024, a decrease of €3.7 billion since the end of 2023.
Ah, government, if you’re off to the bar, I’ll have *two* pints!
Seargentyates on
Excellent news, if only we spend it on something.
Life-Leadership-4108 on
What does the government do with these surpluses? We’re getting them every year but never see any benefits
Jacabusmagnus on
And we will see and feel sweet f all of the benefits.
qwerty_1965 on
Right so it’s half due to the Apple windfall. It feels like that amount should be kept off the books for the sake of honesty.
whooo_me on
So about 13bn of this was from the Apple case, and is a once off? Still, looks slightly up from last year even without that.
GamerGuy123454 on
200 billion euro in debt still 🤪
sureyouknowurself on
and we will see none of it.
slevinonion on
We’ve wasted a boom! I haven’t a pot to piss in and the government are like Di Caprio in wolf of wall street. Cunts!
Retailpegger on
Cool, can we build some FREAKING HOUSES ? And improve transport OUT from Dublin please ?
jamster126 on
And yet we are all still worse off this year.
Spare-Stomach8475 on
Few more years of this and we won’t need a border poll I’m happy to welcome an invasion up north with open arms.
You guys get DLA cars or what though????
Kixsian on
Seeing ya’ll cry about this is hillarious. Look at the UK’s that’s something to cry about.
Of course the governmetn doesnt cut you a check. But your services arent getting cut left, right, and center. Your infrastrucuture projects are continuing and having more added on.
You people that are cying, are you actually serious or is this just the standard Reddit doomsayers.
servantbyname on
20 years until the greatest run on government pensions the state has ever faced. Better keep building that war chest or there will be a silver haired revolution
Bonoisapox on
If I pay my 40k debt now will that help at all ?
Trabolgan on
It’s apple windfall + companies exporting to America before Trump’s tariffs kicked in. It’s not repeatable revenue that the State can predict.
Which is why there were no goodies in this year’s budget. We have no idea what the State will rake in in 2026.
Rainshores on
we still owe a sh*t ton of money…
Otherwise-Link-396 on
Did anyone else notice net debt is not quoted, just gross? Good from a fiscal perspective (net debt is 27.5% not 38.3%)
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**Key Findings**
* The General Government Balance (GGB) shows a surplus of €22.6 billion in 2024, or 4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), almost treble the surplus of €7.2 billion recorded in 2023.
* Total government revenue increased to €148.6 billion in 2024, €24.8 billion higher than 2023. More than half of this increase was due to a one-off capital receipt arising from a ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
* Total government expenditure also rose to €126.0 billion in 2024, a €9.4 billion increase on 2023.
* Gross General Government Debt (GGD) fell to €215.4 billion at the end of 2024, a decrease of €3.7 billion since the end of 2023.
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-gfsa/governmentfinancestatistics2024october2025/keyfindings/
Ah, government, if you’re off to the bar, I’ll have *two* pints!
Excellent news, if only we spend it on something.
What does the government do with these surpluses? We’re getting them every year but never see any benefits
And we will see and feel sweet f all of the benefits.
Right so it’s half due to the Apple windfall. It feels like that amount should be kept off the books for the sake of honesty.
So about 13bn of this was from the Apple case, and is a once off? Still, looks slightly up from last year even without that.
200 billion euro in debt still 🤪
and we will see none of it.
We’ve wasted a boom! I haven’t a pot to piss in and the government are like Di Caprio in wolf of wall street. Cunts!
Cool, can we build some FREAKING HOUSES ? And improve transport OUT from Dublin please ?
And yet we are all still worse off this year.
Few more years of this and we won’t need a border poll I’m happy to welcome an invasion up north with open arms.
You guys get DLA cars or what though????
Seeing ya’ll cry about this is hillarious. Look at the UK’s that’s something to cry about.
Of course the governmetn doesnt cut you a check. But your services arent getting cut left, right, and center. Your infrastrucuture projects are continuing and having more added on.
You people that are cying, are you actually serious or is this just the standard Reddit doomsayers.
20 years until the greatest run on government pensions the state has ever faced. Better keep building that war chest or there will be a silver haired revolution
If I pay my 40k debt now will that help at all ?
It’s apple windfall + companies exporting to America before Trump’s tariffs kicked in. It’s not repeatable revenue that the State can predict.
Which is why there were no goodies in this year’s budget. We have no idea what the State will rake in in 2026.
we still owe a sh*t ton of money…
Did anyone else notice net debt is not quoted, just gross? Good from a fiscal perspective (net debt is 27.5% not 38.3%)