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<p>HM Government did not provide any direct financial assistance to banks headquartered
in Ireland during the financial crisis.</p><p>In 2010, Parliament authorised a bilateral
loan of £3.2 billion to be lent to the Irish Government as part of a wider international
assistance package. Disbursements were made in 8 tranches between 2011 and 2013. Principal
repayments will begin in April 2019 and the Government expects the loan to be repaid
in full with interest. The most recent statutory report on the loan was laid in Parliament
on 24 April 2018 and is available to view online.</p>
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