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Ireland: Shutdown for April, beginning to re-open in May - May 2020 Ireland's economy and financial system was in its best shape for almost two ...
Ireland: Shutdown
for April, beginning
to re-open in May

Ireland’s economy and financial system was in its
best shape for almost two decades pre-Covid 19

 May 2020
Ireland: Shutdown for April, beginning to re-open in May - May 2020 Ireland's economy and financial system was in its best shape for almost two ...
Index

Page 3: Summary
Page 8: Macro
Page 16: Covid-19 fiscal response
Page 24: Fiscal & NTMA funding
Page 39: Long-term fundamentals
Page 48: Property
Page 54: Brexit
Page 61: Other Data

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Ireland: Shutdown for April, beginning to re-open in May - May 2020 Ireland's economy and financial system was in its best shape for almost two ...
Summary
Ireland hit hard like rest of Europe but
better placed than most to weather Covid-
19 recession
Ireland: Shutdown for April, beginning to re-open in May - May 2020 Ireland's economy and financial system was in its best shape for almost two ...
Economy grew strongly before Covid-19; unemployment
shows large impact like other countries
  Robust growth in run up to                                           True unemployment rate                          Irish wage bill less impacted –
          lockdown                                                   and timing of peak uncertain                           ICT and Pharma help
                                                                   30
30%                                                                                                                           Latvia
                                                                                                       28.2              Lithuania
25%                                                                                                                         France
                                                                   25                                                         Spain
                                                                                                                      Netherlands
20%                                                                                                                              UK
                                                                   20                                                         Malta
15%                                                                                                                         Cyprus
                                                                                                                          Sweden
                                                                                         16.0                             Portugal
10%                                                                15                                                 Luxembourg
                                                                                                                         Denmark
 5%                                                                                                                         Austria
                                                                   10                                                         EA 19
                                                                                                                           Finland
 0%                                                                                                                           EU 27
                                                                                                                          Slovenia
 -5%                                                                5                                                     Belgium
                                                                                                                            Greece                         40% of wage
-10%                                                                                                          5.4              Italy                        bill in most
                                                                                                                            Ireland                          affected
                                                                    0                                                     Slovakia                            sectors
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-15%                                                                                                                     Germany
                                                 2014
       1996
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                                                        2017

                                                                                                                                       30   35    40     45    50
                                                                         Unemployment                                      Compensation of Employee in most
              GDP                  Underlying*
                                                                         Covid-19 Adjusted Unemployment                    affected sectors (% of total)

                                                               Source: CSO
                                                               * Underlying series is modified final domestic demand (excludes inventories)
                                                               ** The dotted line is CSO data. It can be considered an upper bound for unemployment in April.
                                                                                                                                                                     4
                                                               There are definitional questions around whether those on government income supports are unemployed.
                                                               Some will have left the labour force, others are just temporarily furloughed.
Ireland: Shutdown for April, beginning to re-open in May - May 2020 Ireland's economy and financial system was in its best shape for almost two ...
Ireland used 2014-19 growth to create fiscal room and
improve debt sustainability; will be needed in years ahead
    Six years of primary     Improved debt position allows                                                                        Debt fell to 99% of national
 surplus; run to end in 2020     for fiscal policy to act                                                                          income but will reverse
10                                                                                                                              180%
€bns
 5                                                                               Debt-to-GNI*                                   160%
                                                                          (99% 2019f, from 166% peak)                           140%
 0
                                                                                                                                120%
 -5
                                                                                Debt-to-GG Revenue                              100%

-10                                                                           (233% 2019, from 353%)                             80%
                                                                                                                                 60%
-15
                                                                                Average interest rate                            40%
-20
                                                                               (2.2% 2019, from 5.1%)                            20%
-25                                                                                                                                0%
                                                               2019e
              1998
       1995

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                                                                                                                                                                                                2019
                                                                                   Debt-to-GDP^
        GG Balance                   Primary Balance
                                                                               (59% 2019, from 120%)                                    Debt to GNI*                       Debt to GDP

                                                                       ^ due to GDP distortions, Debt to GDP is not representative for Ireland, we suggest using other                                 5
                                                                       measures listed.
Ireland: Shutdown for April, beginning to re-open in May - May 2020 Ireland's economy and financial system was in its best shape for almost two ...
Covid-19 and Ireland outlook

Recession Exposure                                                             Policy
Ireland is headed for recession.      Ireland’s domestic economy         Irish fiscal response currently
 Key question is for how long?        has been hit hard like others       at 6.5% of GNI*, more could
                                     but there are relative positives.           follow if needed.
This is a black swan event. The
fan chart of outcomes is wide          Our internationally traded        ECB and Fed actions should cap
so forecasting is of little value.    sectors (Pharma and ICT) will         interest costs and allow
                                        help weather the storm               necessary fiscal room

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Ireland: Shutdown for April, beginning to re-open in May - May 2020 Ireland's economy and financial system was in its best shape for almost two ...
NTMA already funded €11bn of revised funding plan of
€20-24bn for 2020; Ireland relatively well placed

Flexibility                          10 years                                   AA-
Ireland has large cash balances,    One of the longest weighted       Ireland has been upgraded to
   the final 2020 redemption        average maturities in Europe            AA space by S&P
  prefunded and a year free of
    maturing bonds in 2021            The NTMA used ECB QE to         On relative basis, hit to Ireland
                                    extend debt maturities reduce         may be less than other
Funding can come from several      interest cost and repay the IMF.   countries given multinationals,
  sources. Bonds, Short Term         Now the ECB has started to         relatively smaller domestic
paper and the Rainy Day Fund.          buy again without limits       share of economy and tourism
                                                                                    sector
Ireland has large cash balances,
 2020 redemptions prefunded,
 minimal redemptions in 2021

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Ireland: Shutdown for April, beginning to re-open in May - May 2020 Ireland's economy and financial system was in its best shape for almost two ...
Section 1:
Macro
Q2 numbers will be grim but structure of
Ireland’s economy will help cushion impact
Ireland: Shutdown for April, beginning to re-open in May - May 2020 Ireland's economy and financial system was in its best shape for almost two ...
Labour market illustrated Ireland’s march to recovery and
full employment; now highlights the stark Covid-19 impact
     April unemployment rate: Traditional CSO                           A million getting income supports - unclear
     metric 5.4%; incl. Covid-19 impact 28.2%*                          how many would be considered unemployed

30                                                                                  2.4

                                                                         Millions
                                                         28.2
         CSO has urged caution on
                                                                                    2.3
25     Covid-19 data given likelihood
                of revisions                                                        2.2
20
                                                                                    2.1
                             16.0                                                   2.0
15
                                                                                    1.9
10
                                                                                    1.8
5                                                                                                Note: CSO define
                                                                                    1.7
                                                                                                  those on wage
                                                            5.4                     1.6         subsidy scheme as
0                                                                                                   employed
     2015

     2017
     1998
     1999
     2000
     2001
     2002
     2003
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     2006
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     2009
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     2012
     2013
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     2016

     2019
     2020

                                                                                    1.5

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                                                                                          2014
                                                                                          2015
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                                                                                          2018
                                                                                          2019
                 Unemployment
                 Covid-19 Adjusted Unemployment                                                     Total Employment

                                        Source: CSO, Department of Social Protection, NTMA calculations
                                        * The dotted line is CSO data. It can be considered an upper bound for unemployment in April.
                                        Note: There is no official data on how employment has been affected yet. The next labour market   9
                                        survey may answer questions about what constitutes being employed and whether those losing jobs
                                        will leave the labour market. Thus we give a range of outcomes, as we cannot be accurate now.
Ireland: Shutdown for April, beginning to re-open in May - May 2020 Ireland's economy and financial system was in its best shape for almost two ...
PMIs have tumbled like other countries but Ireland’s
contraction smaller at the margin

     Ireland’s Composite PMI at 17.3 in April,         Brief upswing after Brexit reprieve but PMIs
           Manufacturing held up at 36.0                  have fallen sharply on Covid-19 since

60                                                     70

50                                                     60

40                                                     50

30
                                                       40                                            Manu
                                                                                                     36.0
20
                                                       30
10
                                                       20                                            Comp
                                                                                                      17.3
0
                                                                                                    Services
                                                       10
                                                                                                      13.9

                                                       0

          January Composite PMI   March     April            Services   Manufacturing   Composite

                                                                                                      10
                                   Source: Bloomberg
During lockdown, Pharma and ICT will stabilise GVA;
domestic sectors in lockdown or have reduced capacity

                                                                                     Domestic                                Estimated
            2019 data                                                                                     MNCs
                                               GVA             Wage Bill^             Owned                                 % of normal
           (€ Billions)                                                                                  Profits^^
                                                                                     Profits^^                                Output*
       Agri, Forest & Fish                     3.1                   0.7                 2.4                 0.0                 >75%
    Industry (incl. Pharma)                   112.4                 14.1                 7.9                90.3                 >75%
          Construction                         9.7                   4.5                 5.0                 0.2                 75%
           Real Estate                         20.9                  0.7                20.1                 0.0                 75%
   P Admin, Educ. & Health                     33.7                 28.3                 5.5                 0.1                 >75%
           Arts, Other                         4.4                   2.1                 2.1                 0.1
On a relative basis Ireland could perform better than most
EU peers – thanks to big tech/ social media companies

    The Irish wage bill is not going to be as                                  ICT sector will be a bulwark in protecting
          impacted as other countries                                                     incomes in Ireland

        Latvia                                                                   Ireland
   Lithuania                                                                          UK
      France                                                                       Latvia
        Spain                                                                  Sweden
Netherlands                                                                     Finland
           UK                                                              Luxembourg
        Malta                                                                    France
      Cyprus                                                                       Malta
    Sweden                                                                 Netherlands
    Portugal
Luxembourg                                                                    Germany
   Denmark                                                                    Denmark
      Austria                                                                      EU 27
        EA 19                                                                    Cyprus
     Finland                                                                       EA 19
        EU 27                                                                  Slovakia
    Slovenia                                            40% of                Lithuania
    Belgium                                           wage bill in                 Spain
      Greece                                             most                    Austria
         Italy                                                                 Belgium
      Ireland                                          affected                Slovenia
    Slovakia                                           sectors                      Italy
   Germany                                                                     Portugal
                                                                                 Greece
                 30      35          40          45             50
                                                                                            0.0       2.0         4.0        6.0         8.0          10.0
             Compensation of Employee in most affected
             sectors (% of total)                                                  % of Compensation of Employee                % of Employment

                                          Source: Eurostat (2019)
                                          Note: Most affected sectors include construction, wholesale and retail trade, transport,                       12
                                          accommodation and food service activities, real estate activities, professional, scientific and technical
                                          activities; administrative and support service activities, arts, entertainment and recreation
Most foreign-owned multinationals are shielded but
aircraft leasing is exposed (as are Irish-based airlines)

   Timely CSO data on aircraft leasing in                      Covid-19 outlook – plummeting travel
 Ireland show a small but valuable sector                     numbers will endanger leasing contracts

                                                          Estimated €250bn hit to global passenger revenues
                              2018
                                                          from Covid-19*

     Assets (€ bn)             140                        Impacts Ireland in two ways
                                                               Hit to Irish- based airlines – Ryanair (Europe’s
                                                                  biggest airline) and Aer Lingus
  Persons Employed            1,971
                                                               Will have a knock impact on multinational
                                                                  aircraft leasing companies in Ireland.
Average Salary (€ 000s)       207.6
                                                          •    The 2008 crisis led to a fall in aircraft values of
Total Compensation of                                          19% on average. Implies hit to assets held in
                               0.4                             Ireland are likely.
   Employee (€bn)
                                                          •    Support for airlines through fiscal packages in the
     Profits (€ bn)            4.7                             US and China will alleviate some concerns
                                                          •    Secondary impacts on retail given high value jobs
  Industry % of GNI*           2.6
                                                               could be lost. Dublin office market may lose a
                                                               demand source. Only fiscal impact is lost taxes
                            Source: CSO (2018);
                            *based on 70% reduction in Q2 travel numbers (CAPA forecast)                             13
Consumption is being curtailed by lockdown; Oil price
drop is welcome boost for importer like Ireland

Lockdown economy means as much as 40%                                Oil price drop might boost the economy by
  of consumption may not be happening                                               0.5-1% of GNI*

                                                                    100                                                                 8
                                                                     90                                                                 7
                                                                     80
                                                                                                                                        6
                                 Food & Drink                        70
                                  (increased                                                                                            5
                                  groceries),                        60
       Lost                          23%                             50                                                                 4
   consumption                                           Fuel
      , 40%                                               and
                                                                     40                                                                 3
                                                        light ,      30
                                                          3%                                                                            2
                                      Housing                        20                             significant drop in
                                       (10%                                                       import cost in 2015/16                1
                                                                     10
                                    moratorium                                                     reversing in 2017/18
                                     use), 18%                        0                                                                 0

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                                                                          2018
                                                                          2019
                                                                          2020
                 Prof services
                     (incl.
   Recreation      medical),
      and            12%
                                                                                    Brent Oil €/Barrel
   education,                      Non-durable
                                    goods, 2%                                       Mineral Fuels Imports (12m rolling, €bns)
      2%

                                       Source: CSO; DataStream; NTMA calculations
                                       Using Household Budget survey data, we can estimate how much consumption of goods and services   14
                                       can still occur during the lockdown. We make allowances for extra grocery shopping and reduced
                                       housing costs given government moratorium policy.
Construction sector has been shuttered for the time
being; good news that it is set to restart in mid-May
Building and construction investment will be                            Another surge of IP into Ireland in 2019 –
      hit in Q2 but can rebound quickly                                 helps ICT but distorts investment picture

300                                                 40                160

                                                         € billions
                                                    35                140
250
                                                    30                120
200                                                                   100
                                                    25
                                                                       80
150                                                 20
                                                                       60
                                                    15
100
                                                                       40
                                                    10
 50                                                                    20
                                                    5
                                                                        0

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      2014

      2017
      2019

                                                                                   Building Investment                        Other Domestic Investment
            Construction Employment (000s)                                         Distortions (mainly IP)                    Modified GFCF
            Building GFCF (4 quarters, RHS)                                        Total GFCF

                                     Source: CSO; NTMA calculations                                                                                              15
Fiscal response €13bn (6.5% of GNI*) is considerable;
more could be announced as needed
€4.8bn for income support measures:
    1.   A temporary wage subsidy scheme (TWSS) has been introduced for 12 weeks which pays 70-85% of an
         employee’s income up to €410p/w. This equates to any salary below €38,000.
         Subsidy is for businesses with >20% reduction in turnover and keeps employee on the books.
         Most furloughed salaries are below €38,000; average payment close to €350 p/w more likely.
    2.   A pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) for employees (and self-employed) who were laid off due
         to Covid-19 is now €350 p/w. This is larger than the usual benefit of circa €200 p/w.
    3.   A sick leave payment for actual Covid-19 diagnosis or self isolation is available and is €350 p/w.

€2bn for increased health spending to combat Covid-19.
€6.5bn for business supports: Some of these supports need to be legislated for in coming weeks.
    1.   A €10,000 restart grant for micro and small businesses;
    2.   A three month commercial rates waiver for impacted businesses;
    3.   A €2 billion Pandemic Stabilisation and Recovery Fund within the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund
         (ISIF), which will make capital available to medium and large enterprises on commercial terms;
    4.   A €2 billion COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme to support lending to SMEs;
    5.   The ‘warehousing’ of tax liabilities for a period of twelve months

Other measures enacted include support for bank borrowers, reducing the CBI’s Countercyclical Capital Buffer,
deferrals on tax payments including VAT & stamp duty, temporary rent freezes and temporary ban on evictions.
                                                                                                              16
Government’s income supports have seen historic take-
up: those on TWSS are still employed; PUB unemployed

  Around 40% of workforce have received                         Those furloughed under TWSS are weighted
either one of two Covid-19 income supports                         towards the lower end of wage scale

 250                                               120%        25%
 225                                                                                                            53% below median
 200                                               100%                                                          earnings of c.30k
 175                          PUP – 598k                       20%
                                                   80%
 150                         TWSS – 427k
 125                                               60%                                                                72% below avg.
 100                                                           15%                                                   earnings of c.40k
  75                                               40%
  50                                               20%
  25                                                           10%
   0                                               0%

                                                                 5%

                                                                 0%

           Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme
           Pandemic Unemployment Payment
           % of Sector Employment (RHS)                                  Distribution of weekly net pay of TWSS participants

                                                                                                                                         17
                               Source: Department of Social Protection (as of 5 May), Revenue(as of 30 April), CSO
Roadmap for phased re-opening laid out by Government;
May 18th is start, sees all sectors back open in early Q3
600
                                                                                                                    Phase
                                                                                                                    One:
500                                                                                                                Outside
                            Partial                                                                                Works -                   Phase Two:
                             Shut                                                                                 Construction                    Small
                            down                                                                                                                                           Phase
                                                                                                                    Garden                        retail
400                                                                                                                 centres                      outlets
                                                                                                                                                                           Three:
                                                                                                                                                                        More retail                   Phase
                                                                                                                                                                           Cafes                      Four:
                                                                                                                                                                        Restaurants                 Hotels,                   Phase Five:
300                                                                                                                                                                                                museums,                     Cinemas,
                                                                                                                                                                                                     parks                    theatre, pubs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  open

200                                                              Full Lockdown

100

  0
      29-Feb

                                                                                                                                                                        04-Jul

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                                                   04-Apr

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               07-Mar

                        14-Mar

                                 21-Mar

                                          28-Mar

                                                                                       02-May

                                                                                                09-May

                                                                                                         16-May

                                                                                                                  23-May

                                                                                                         Daily cases (7 day average)*

                                                                       Source: HSE, Department of the Taoiseach, NTMA analysis
                                                                       *Daily cases are adjusted for backlog of testing which meant cases related to end-March/early April but were
                                                                       not confirmed until mid April.
                                                                       ** Roadmap subject to change. Arrows are illustrative. Covid-19 cases & other indicators will need to fall or be18
                                                                       contained for Ireland to move through the proposed phases. Ultimately the re-opening will be guided by public
                                                                       health advice.
External environment – monetary policy and oil positives
will partially offset negative external shock Ireland faces

                                            2019                         2020

     EA Monetary Policy          Accommodative in Q4           Maximum accommodative

      EU Fiscal Policy                    Minimal                    Expansionary

     US Monetary Policy                    Easing              Maximum accommodative

         US growth          YC inversion, but still growing         Covid-19 shock

                                                              Significantly down on demand
          Oil price                      Flat y-o-y
                                                                      and Saudi action

         UK growth          Brexit uncertainty headwind             Covid-19 shock

        Euro Growth                       Sluggish                  Covid-19 shock

       Euro currency      No change y-o-y v. £; weaker v $           Neutral so far

                          Source: NTMA analysis                                              19
High-skill jobs were added in recovery; wage growth and
low inflation pushed real wages up in the last five years

   High-skill employment grew sharply in                                    Real wages increase helped HHs to repair
  recovery period (index, 100 = end 2008)                                   balance sheets, increase living standards

130                                                                       16%                                                              8,000
                                                                          14%                                                              7,000
120                                                                       12%                                                              6,000
                                                                          10%                                                              5,000
110                                                                        8%                                                              4,000
                                                                           6%                                                              3,000
100                                                                        4%                                                              2,000
                                                                           2%                                                              1,000
 90                                                                        0%                                                              0

                                                                                            Arts & Rec
                                                                                              Industry
                                                                                                     IT
                                                                                  Fin, Insurance & RE

                                                                                                  Total

                                                                                          Public admin
                                                                                   Transport/Storage
                                                                                  Prof, science & tech

                                                                                    Wholesale/Retail

                                                                                                Health
                                                                                          Construction

                                                                                             Education

                                                                                        Accom & Food
                                                                                    Admin & Support
 80

 70
      2006   2008   2010   2012     2014   2016     2018
                       High Skill     Other                                     2015 v 2019 real wage %chg           average € increase (RHS)

                                           Source: Eurostat; CSO                                                                                20
                                           High skill jobs include the ISCO08 defined groupings Managers, Professionals, Technicians and
                                           associate professionals
Ireland has used recovery period to repair private sector
balance sheets – especially households
Household debt ratio has decreased due to                                       Legacy of crisis is on the Government
  deleveraging and increasing incomes                                           balance sheet not the private sector’s

220                                                                       400%
200
                                                                          350%
180
160                                                                       300%
                                                                                                                              Economic growth has
140                                                                       250%                                               allowed smooth private
120                                                                                                                             sector deleveraging
                                                                          200%
100
 80                                                                       150%
 60                                                                       100%
 40
                                                                            50%
 20
  0                                                                          0%
           Debt (€Bns)      Disposable Income Debt-to-Income                        Public and Private Private debt (% of Public debt (% of
                                  (€Bns)         Ratio (%)                           debt (% of GNI*)        GNI*)              GNI*)
                     2008      2013   2019Q3                                                  2003      2008       2013      2019Q3
      Source: CBI                                                            Source: CBI data, CSO

                                           Note: Private debt includes household and Irish-resident enterprises (ex. financial intermediation)   21
                                           CBI quarterly financial accounts data used for household and CSO data for nominal government
                                           liabilities.
Savings rate around EU average – pointing towards
households being more prudent

                                 Gross household saving rate lower than                                     Interest burden down to 3% of disposable
                                     peak but close to EU average                                                    income from peak of 11%

                                 16                                                                                           12%

                                 14                                                                                           10%
% of Disposable Income (4Q MA)

                                                                                                     % of disposable Income
                                 12
                                                                                                                              8%

                                 10
                                                                                                                              6%
                                  8
                                                                                                                              4%
                                  6
                                                                                                                              2%
                                  4
                                                                                                                              0%
                                  2                                                                                                 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

                                  0                                                                                                     Ireland                EA-19
                                      2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018                                                      Germany                Spain
                                                                                                                                        Italy                  Netherlands
                                          Ireland     EU-28      EA-19         UK

                                                                    Source: Eurostat, ONS, CSO ; CBI, Eurostat NTMA calculations
                                                                                                                                                                                   22
                                                                    Note: Gross Savings as calculated by the CSO has tended to be a volatile series in the past, some
                                                                    caution is warranted when interpreting this data
Recent general election was inconclusive but coalition
likely in coming months
                                                                                                               Sinn Féin the biggest
 No two parties together can form govt. No new legislation can be
                                                                                                               winners of the GE but
      passed without govt. formation which will force issue
                                                                                                                may not enter govt.
   Breakdown of seats in Dáil Éireann following 2020 General                                                   Change since GE 2016
                  Election (160 Seats total)*
                                                                                                         Sinn Féin                                    14

                                                                                                              Greens                             10
                                                 Fianna Fáil, 38
                               Labour, 6
                                                                                                        Soc Dems                            3
                  Greens, 12
         Social                                                                                          AAA-PBP                   -1
         Democrats, 6                                                          Fine Gael, 35
                                                                                                              Labour               -1

  Sinn Féin, 37                                                                                         Other/Ind                  -2

                                                                                                       Fianna Fáil            -6
                                                                                     Other/Ind, 21
                                                                                                        Fine Gael -15
AAA-PBP, 5

                                                                                                                       -20   -10        0       10     20

                                           Source: NTMA analysis                                                                                      23
                                           *Note: Number of seats increased by two to 160 in 2020 election.
Section 2:
Fiscal & NTMA
funding
Ireland was in relatively good shape
fiscally before Covid-19
NTMA already funded €11bn of revised funding plan of
€20-24bn for 2020; Ireland relatively well placed

Flexibility                          10 years                                   AA-
Ireland has large cash balances,    One of the longest weighted       Ireland has been upgraded to
   the final 2020 redemption        average maturities in Europe            AA space by S&P
  prefunded and a year free of
    maturing bonds in 2021            The NTMA used ECB QE to         On relative basis, hit to Ireland
                                    extend debt maturities reduce         may be less than other
Funding can come from several      interest cost and repay the IMF.   countries given multinationals,
  sources. Bonds, Short Term         Now the ECB has started to         relatively smaller domestic
paper and the Rainy Day Fund.          buy again without limits       share of economy and tourism
                                                                                    sector
Ireland has large cash balances,
 2020 redemptions prefunded,
 minimal redemptions in 2021

                                                                                                          25
Two positives for Ireland: smoother maturity profile and
no bond redemptions in 2021

             16

             14

             12

             10

             8
Billions €

             6

             4

             2

             0

                  Bond (Fixed)   EFSM      EFSF       Bond (Floating Rate)          Green         Other (incl. Bilateral)

                                    Source: NTMA
                                    Note: EFSM loans are subject to a 7-year extensions. It is not expected that Ireland will refinance any
                                    of its EFSM loans before 2027. As such we have placed the pre-2027 EFSM loan maturity dates in the
                                                                                                                                              26
                                    2027-30 range although these may be subject to change.
Near term redemptions much lower than last five years;
this + lower borrowing costs provides NTMA with flexibility
 NTMA issued €80bn MLT debt since 2015;                                               Even with extra Covid-19 borrowings, NTMA
13.3 yr. weighted maturity; avg. rate of 0.94%                                            might not match supply since 2015

6.0                                                                 18                80

                                                                         € Billions
            5.5
5.0                                                                 15                70

              3.9
4.0                                                                 12                60

                    2.8                       10Y 10Y                                 50
3.0                                                                 9
                                              12Y 12Y 7Y
                                              15Y 30Y 15Y                             40
2.0                         1.5                                     6

                                  0.8   0.9   1.1     0.9
1.0                                                                 3                 30
       5Y     5Y 10Y 7Y       5Y                             0.3
       8Y    10Y 16Y 30Y 10Y 20Y
0.0                                                                 0                 20
      2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020f
                                                                                      10
                          Auction
                          Syndication                                                 0
                          Weighted Average Yield % (LHS)                                   Redemptions (2017-2020)          Redemptions (2021-2024)

                                                    Source: NTMA, CSO, Department of Finance                                                          27
                                                    Only showing marketable MLT debt (auctions and syndications). Other issuance such as inflation
                                                    linked bonds, private placement and amortising bonds occurred but not shown.
The NTMA took advantage of QE to extend debt profile

                  Various operations have extended the                         …Ireland (in years) now compares
                     maturity of Government debt …                             favourably to other EU countries

             16                                                      12
€ Billions

             14
                                                                     10
             12
             10                                                      8
             8
                                                                     6
             6                                                             10.4 10.3 10.1
             4                                                       4                        8.7 8.0
                                                                                                      7.8 7.7 7.7
                                                                                                                  6.9 6.7 6.4 6.1
             2
                                                                     2
             0
                      2026
                      2020
                      2021
                      2022
                      2023
                      2024
                      2025

                      2027
                      2028
                      2029
                      2030
                      2031
                      2032
                      2033
                      2034
                      2035
                   2036-40
                   2041-45
                   2046-50
                   2051-53

                                                                     0

                         Debt Prefunded
                         Long-term Extensions since 2014
                                                                                   Govt Debt Securities - Weighted Maturity
                         Debt Profile                                              EA Govt Debt Securities - Avg. Weighted Maturity

                                                 Source: NTMA; ECB        Note: Data excludes programme loans. Ireland’s maturity     28
                                                                          including these loans is still similar
Fiscal discipline in evidence in last decade – after Covid-
19 stimulus Ireland will have to do the hard yards again
  Government worked to get Gen. Govt.                                2019 GGB Deficit/Surplus (% of GDP):
 Balance (€bn) to surplus before Covid-19                          Ireland started in better shape than most
10                                                                  Denmark
                                                                 Luxembourg
                                                                      Bulgaria
 5                                                               Netherlands
                                                                       Cyprus
                                                                       Greece
                                                                    Germany
 0                                                             Ireland (GNI*)
                                                                       Austria
                                                                      Sweden
 -5                                                                  Slovenia
                                                                         Malta
                                                                       Croatia
                                                                    Lithuania
-10                                                                   Czechia
                                                                     Portugal
       2020 estimates                                                    Latvia
                                                                       Estonia
-15   caveated by large                                                   EA19
          degree of                                                       EU27
                                                                       Poland
-20      uncertainty                                                   Finland
                                                                      Slovakia
                                                                           Italy
                                                                      Belgium
-25                                                                  Hungary
                                                                             UK
                                                                         Spain
                                                                        France
                                                                     Romania
              GG Balance   Primary Balance                                         -6   -4   -2   0   2        4

                                Source: CSO; Department of Finance Eurostat                                    29
Gross Government debt likely close to 59% of GDP at end-
2019 but 100% of GNI*; will reverse in the short term

 Debt-to-GNI* had dropped since last crisis                                No country will be running primary surplus
                                                                             necessary to keep debt ratio in check

180%                                                                      30.0%

160%           2020 estimates
                                                                          20.0%
              caveated by large
140%              degree of
                 uncertainty                                              10.0%
120%

100%                                                                        0.0%

80%                                                                       -10.0%
60%
                                                                          -20.0%
40%
                                                                          ~
                                                                          -30.0%
20%                                                                       -40%

 0%
       1995    1999     2003      2007    2011    2015     2019                                Primary Balance (% of GNI*)
                   Debt to GNI*          Debt to GDP                                           Debt Stabilising PB (% of GNI*)

                                           Source: CSO; Department of Finance, NTMA analysis                                     30
Various sources of funding will be used to meet Covid-19
borrowing requirements – cash balance and flexibility key
                                                                  €40
•   Two bonds mature in 2020: the first matured in
    April and the second will mature in October.                  €36                Other: 3
                                                                                   UK Bilateral 2                    Change in
•   Four of the remaining five tranches of the UK                 €32                                                 cash: 10
    bilateral loan mature in 2020.                                €28                                                  Other 1
                                                                                   Redemption                           Net ST
•   The Exchequer Borrowing Requirement (EBR) has                 €24                                                  paper: 5
                                                                                   of Bonds: 17
    been revised to €15.5bn up from €1.6bn. This is
                                                                  €20
    subject to change given the economic uncertainty.
                                                                  €16
•   Existing cash balances will be run down to meet
    part of the 2020 funding requirement.                         €12                                                   Bond
                                                                                                                    issuance: 22
•   Short term paper will also be an important funding             €8                 EBR: 16
    source – one Ireland has not tapped in recent                  €4
    years.
                                                                    €-
                                                                          Funding Requirements (€bn) Sources of Funding (€bn)
                                    Source: NTMA
                                    Notes:

                                    Other funding: Includes general contingency provision including for potential FRN purchases
                                    Bond issuance: Mid-point of €20-€24bn bond funding range.
                                    Net ST paper: Forecast net growth in short-term paper.
                                    Other Sources: Includes retail (State Savings), private placements and EIB loan drawdowns.
                                                                                                                                   31
NTMA must finance EBR with cash but GG balance
includes other revenue/costs; use GGB for deficit comps
                                                    Methodological
 Gap between EBR and GGB (€bns) usually                                               EBR                           GGB
                                                     Differences
          minor - stark in 2020
                                                   Accounting basis          Cash (exchequer)                     Accrual
10                                                      Financial
                                                                                    Included                     Excluded
                                                      transactions
 0
                                                                             Subset of Central               Includes all of
                                                         Scope
                                                                                  Govt.                      central + local
-10
                                                   Intra-Government
                                                                                      No                             Yes
                                                     Consolidation
-20
                                                                      2019   2020      2021                 Comments
                                                                                                This is the deficit in cash terms that
-30                                                     EBR           0.6    -15.6     -11.1   the NTMA must finance each year

                            Prom. Note capital                                                 Accruals can relate to interest, taxes,
                                                 Adjust for Accruals 0.9     1.4        0.8    other expenditures
-40                          transfer to recap
                             banks hit GGB in                                                  Transactions between the Exchequer
                             2010 but not EBR     Exclude Equity &                             and NAMA, CBI and other govt.
-50                                                                -2.5      -4.8      -2.4    entities: this benefits funding req.
                                (non-cash        Loan Transactions
                               expenditure)                                                    Archaic funding structure of social
-60                                               Social Insurance
                                                                      1.5    -2.1      -0.3 insurance in Ireland is outside
                                                        Fund                                   Exchequer. Consolidated in GGB
                                                  Semi State, ISIF,                            Dividends and profits from
                                                                      1.2    -0.4       0.0    government entities
                                                    other funds
              GG Balance   EBR                      Local Govt.       -0.5   -1.7      -0.9 Local governments fund themselves
                                                                                               Most complete metric for fiscal
                                                        GGB           1.3    -23.1     -13.8 position. Use this for deficit
                             Source: CSO                                                       comparison with other nations         32
Debt metrics improved but debt stock is high and will
increase; assess other metrics apart from debt to GDP too
      2019       GG debt to GG revenue %                GG interest to GG rev %   GG debt to GDP %

     Greece               370.0%                                 6.2%                 176.6%
      Italy               286.4%                                 7.2%                 134.8%
    Portugal              274.7%                                 7.0%                 117.7%
      Spain               244.2%                                 5.8%                  95.5%
     Ireland              233.3%                                 5.1%                  58.8%
     Cyprus               231.7%                                 6.1%                  95.5%
       UK                 226.5%                                 5.6%                  88.1%
    Belgium               196.1%                                 3.9%                  98.6%
     France               186.6%                                 2.7%                  98.1%
      EA19                181.1%                                 3.5%                  84.1%
     Austria              143.7%                                 2.9%                  70.4%
    Germany               127.6%                                 1.7%                  59.8%
     Finland              113.8%                                 1.6%                  59.4%
   Netherlands            111.4%                                 1.8%                  48.6%
     Sweden                71.5%                                 0.8%                  35.6%

                    Source: Eurostat
                    Ireland 99% Debt to GNI* ratio in 2019                                           33
ECB’s parameters on new purchases (no limits,
Diverse holders of Irish debt – sticky sources account for
over 50%; will increase further with Eurosystem’s PEPP
Ireland roughly split 80/20 on non-resident                               “Sticky” sources - official loans, Eurosystem,
     versus resident holdings (Q4 ‘19)                                        retail - make up over 50% of Irish debt

                                                                            250

                                                                            200
              Other Debt
                 (incl.
                                          IGBs -                            150
               Official)
                 24%                   Private Non
                                        Resident                            100
            Retail,                        35%
           Resident                                                          50
                                                            IGBs -
             11%
                                                            Private
                                                           Resident            0
                                                              6%
                      Eurosystem
                         22%                       Short term
                                                      2%                            IGBs - Private Non Resident              IGBs - Private Resident
  IGBs - Private Non Resident      IGBs - Private Resident                          Short term                               Eurosystem
  Short term                       Eurosystem                                       Retail                                   Other Debt (incl. Official)

  Retail                           Other Debt (incl. Official)                      Total Debt (€bns)

                                         Source: CSO, Eurostat, CBI, ECB, NTMA Analysis
                                         IGBs excludes those held by Eurosystem. Eurosystem holdings include SMP, PSPP and CBI holdings of
                                         FRNs. Figures do not include ANFA. Other debt Includes IMF, EFSF, EFSM, Bilateral as well as IBRC-                35
                                         related liabilities. Retail includes State Savings and other currency and deposits. The CSO series has
                                         been altered to exclude the impact of IBRC on the data.
Investor base for Government bonds is wide and varied

         Investor breakdown:                                          Country breakdown:
   Average over last five syndications                          Average over last five syndications

                                                                                                    8.6%
            Other, 9.6%
                                                                                15.2%

    Pensions/              Fund/Asset
    Insurance,              Manager,                                                                             22.2%
      14.2%                  34.2%

                                                                                                                8.1%
                 Banks/                                                        43.6%
                 Central
                 Banks*,
                  38.4%

                                                                          Ireland                   UK
                                                                          US and Canada             Continental Europe
                                                                          Nordics                   Asia & Other

                            Source: NTMA                                                                                            36
                            * Does not include ECB. ECB does not participate on primary market under its various asset purchasing
                            programmes
Corporation tax revenue to be cushioned by payments
relating to 2019 and defensive nature of Pharma and ICT

  Corporation tax (CT) receipts have more                                                                  Sectors with large MNC presence dominate
        than doubled in four years                                                                                     CT receipts (2018)

24.0%                                                                                              12.0   100%
                                                                                                          90%
20.0%                                                                                              10.0   80%
                                                                                                          70%
16.0%                                                                                              8.0
                                                                                                          60%

12.0%                                                                                              6.0    50%
                                                                                                          40%
 8.0%                                                                                              4.0    30%
                       In 2018, 45% of CT paid                                                            20%
 4.0%                      by 10 companies                                                         2.0    10%
                                                                                                           0%
 0.0%                                                                                              -              2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
                                                         2009
        1995
               1997
                      1999
                             2001
                                    2003
                                           2005
                                                  2007

                                                                2011
                                                                       2013
                                                                              2015
                                                                                     2017
                                                                                            2019

                                                                                                                 Manufacturing              ICT
                         Corporation Tax (€bns, RHS)                                                             Financial & insurance      Admin & support services
                         Corporation Tax (% of tax revenue)                                                      Wholesale & retail trade   Other

                                                                         Source: Department of Finance, Revenue                                                        37
Ireland rated in “AA” category by Standard & Poor's

                                                                            Date of last
Rating Agency       Long-term                Short-term     Outlook/Trend
                                                                            change

Standard & Poor's   AA-                      A-1+           Stable          Nov 2019

Fitch Ratings       A+                       F1+            Stable          Dec 2017

Moody's             A2                       P-1            Stable          Sept 2017

DBRS                A(high)                  R-1 (middle)   Positive        Jan 2020

R&I                 A                        a-1            Stable          Jan. 2017

                                                                                           38
                              Source: NTMA
Section 3:
Long term
fundamentals
Ireland’s long run positives like
demographics will reassert in time
Ireland’s structural drivers of growth will reassert when
crisis passes

      Gross National Income* at current prices                          Ireland’s GNI* per capita above 2007 levels
                    (1995=100)                                                and compares favourably to EA
320                                                                     45,000
300     "Celtic Tiger"   Credit/Prop Bubble       Recovery
         1994-2001       erty Bubble Burst                              40,000
280
260                                                                     35,000
240
220                                                                     30,000
200                                                                     25,000
180
160                                                                     20,000
140
                                                                        15,000
120
100                                                                     10,000
 80
                                                                         5,000
 60
 40                                                                         -
 20
  0
      1995        2000        2005       2010          2015                      Ireland (GNI*)   EA 19 (GDP)   Germany (GDP)

                                                                                                                                40
                                                Source: CSO, Eurostat
Ireland’s population profile younger than the EU average

   Ireland’s population was 4.92m in 2019 –                                   Ireland’s population will remain younger
     over 200,000 more than 2011 Census                                            than most of its EA counterparts

2.0%                                                                          Japan
1.8%                            % of population in age cohort               Greece
                                                                          Portugal
1.6%                                                                            Italy
1.4%                                                                          Spain
                                                                          Germany
1.2%                                                                        Finland
                                                                             France
1.0%                                                                      Denmark
0.8%                                                                        Ireland
                                                                                  UK
0.6%                25% of Ireland’s                                       Belgium
                 population aged 17 or                                        China
0.4%            below versus 19% for EU                                     Canada
0.2%                                                                       Sweden
                                                                                USA
0.0%                                                                         World
Favourable population characteristics underpin debt
sustainability over longer term: next 10 years look healthy

   Percentage of population: Ireland’s has         The consequence is that working-age
 relatively more young people and fewer old       population expected to grow (2020-2029)

70%
                                                      India
                                                         US
60%
                                                   Ireland
                                                 Denmark
50%                                                      UK
                                                     Spain
40%                                               Belgium
                                               Netherlands
30%                                                 France
                                                   Austria
20%                                                      EU
                                                 Euro area
10%                                                  China
                                                       Italy
0%                                               Germany
Openness to immigration has been beneficial to Ireland;
migration in 2020 to be closer to zero given lack of travel
   Latest Census data show net migration                  Highly educated migrants moving to Ireland
  positive since 2015 – mirroring economy                           “Reverse Brain Drain”

150                                               3.0%    120

100                                               2.0%     90

                                                           60
 50                                               1.0%
                                                           30
  0                                               0.0%
                                                            0
 -50                                              -1.0%
                                                           -30
-100                                              -2.0%
                                                           -60
       1995
       1987
       1989
       1991
       1993

       1997
       1999
       2001
       2003
       2005
       2007
       2009
       2011
       2013
       2015
       2017
       2019

                                                           -90
             Emigration (000s)
             Immigration (000s)                           -120
             Net Migration (000s)                                Third level    Other Education     Net Migration

             Net Migration (% of Pop, RHS)                                 2009-2013    2015-2019

                                                                                                                    43
                                    Source: CSO
Openness to trade is also central to Irish success – led by
services exports; Ireland is living within its means again
 Cumulative post-crisis total exports (4Q sum                                Current account is distorted heavily by
     to end-2008 = 100, current prices)                                     MNEs: modified CA is consistent with GNI*
290                                                              190.00

                                                                          20%
270                                                              170.00

                                                                          15%
250                                                              150.00

230                                                              130.00

                                                                          10%
210                                                              110.00

190                                                              90.00     5%

170                                                              70.00

                                                                           0%
150                                                              50.00

130                                                              30.00
                                                                          -5%
110                                                              10.00

                                                                          -10%
 90                                                              -10.00

                                                                                 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
      2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
                                                                                           Current Account (% of GNI*)
        Contract Manufacturing*        Services
                                                                                           Modified Current Account (% of GNI*)
        Goods ex. CM                   Exports
                                          Source: CSO, NTMA calculations * Contract manufacturing proxy
                                          Nominal values, exports excludes contract manufacturing.
                                          Modified CA=CA less (IP Depreciation + Aircraft Leasing Depreciation + Redomiciled Incomes + R&D
                                          Services Exports) adding back (Imports of related to Leasing Aircraft + R&D related IP and services    44
                                          Imports). Significant caution should be exercised when viewing Ireland’s current account data. MNC’s
                                          action distort metrics heavily.
Ireland scores well on social issues and ability to do
business
      Ireland is close to OECD norms socially                                 Favourable metrics on property rights and
                                                                                       government efficiency

100                                                                                                              Ireland
 95                                                                               UN Goal –            Ireland Normalised
                                                                                                                           OECD
 90                                                                           Peace, Justice and        Actual   (world
                                                                                                                          Average
                                                                              Strong institutions       Figure  leader =
 85
                                                                                                                   100)
 80
                                                                                     Overall              -       87.5     75.8
 75
                                                                         Corruption Perception Index
 70                                                                                                     73.0      79.4     73.5
                                                                                   (0-100)
 65                                                                        Government Efficiency
                                                                                                         4.8      74.8     52.8
 60                                                                                 (1-7)
                                                                           Homicides (per 100,000
 55                                                                                                      1.1      97.8     96.1
                                                                                   people)
 50                                                                           Prison population
         Gender      Decent work   Reduced     Sustainable                                              80.0      87.8     74.6
                                                                            (per 100,000 people)
         Equality   and economic Inequalities   Cities and
                       growth                 Communities                      Property Rights (1-7)     6.1      94.8     73.1

          Ireland (World leader = 100)    OECD Average                    Population who feel safe
                                                                                                        75.0      73.7     67.4
                                                                          walking alone at night (%)

                                         Source: United Nations SDG project                                                       45
0
                                                                                         0.2
                                                                                               0.3
                                                                                                     0.4
                                                                                                           0.5
                                                                                                                 0.6
                                                                                                                          0.7
                                                                                                                                            0.8

                                                                                   0.1
                                                                 Slovakia
                                                                 Slovenia
                                                               Czech Rep
                                                                  Iceland
                                                                  Finland
                                                                Denmark
                                                                  Norway
                                                                 Belgium
                                                                 Hungary
                                                                                                                         more equal society

                                                                 Sweden
                                                                                                                       Lower GINI score means

                                                                   Austria
                                                                   Poland
                                                             Netherlands
                                                                   France

Source: OECD
                                                                Germany
                                                              Switzerland
                                                             Luxembourg
                                                                  Canada
                                                                   Ireland
                                                                  Estonia

               GINI Coefficient (Post Taxes and Transfers)
                                                                       Italy
                                                                Australia
                                                                 Portugal
                                                                    Russia
                                                                   Greece
                                                                     Japan
                                                                     Spain
                                                                     Israel
                                                                     Latvia
                                                                         UK
                                                                     Korea
               Pre Taxes and Transfers

                                                                Lithuania
                                                                                                                                                  income equality is around OECD average after tax

                                                                       USA
                                                                   Turkey
                                                                      Chile
                                                                                                                                                  Income equality – Ireland’s progressive system means

                                                                  Mexico
                                                               Costa Rica
                                                             South Africa
    46
OECD’s BEPS 2.0 process could impact the business tax
landscape globally – agreement might be delayed to 2021

    Pillar One : proposal to re-allocate taxing           Pillar Two: proposal for minimum global tax
           rights on non-routine profits

•   The OECD has proposed further corporate tax           •   Pillar Two - the basic idea is to introduce a
    reform - a BEPS 2.0.                                      minimum tax rate with the aim of reducing
                                                              incentives to shift profits.
•   BEPS 2.0 looks at two pillars. The first pillar
    focuses on proposals that would re-allocate taxing    •   Where income is not taxed to the minimum level,
    rights between jurisdictions where assets are held        there would an “income inclusion rule” which
    and the markets where user/consumers are                  operates as a ‘top-up’ to achieve the minimum
    based. Non-routine profits could - to some -              rate of tax.
    degree be taxed where customers reside.
                                                          •   The obvious questions arise:
•   Under such a proposal, a proportion of profits              what is the appropriate minimum tax rate?
    would be re- allocated from small countries to              who will get the ‘top-up’ payment?
    large countries. Such a proposal will reduce                Is the minimum rate taxed at a global (firm)
    Ireland’s corporation tax base but it is impossible           level or on a country-by-country basis?
    to predict the size of the impact.
                                                          •   These questions are as yet unanswered. If the
•   Nothing has been decided as of yet. OECD original         minimum rate agreed is greater than the 12.5%
    deadline of end 2020 is likely to be delayed by the       rate that Ireland levies, it would erode this
    Covid-19 pandemic.                                        country’s comparative advantage.
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Section 4:
Property
Property market in hibernation for a few
months with low transactions
House prices had plateaued before the virus arrived

             House prices have stabilised 20%                                                                   Office prices have diverged from retail and
                below their peak (100 in 2007)                                                                              industrial (peak = 100)

120                                                                                                            120

100                                                                                                            100

 80                                                                                                             80

 60                                                                                                             60

 40
                                                                                                                40

 20
                                                                                                                20

  0
                                                                                                                 0
      2006
             2007
                    2008
                           2009
                                  2010
                                         2011
                                                2012
                                                       2013
                                                              2014
                                                                     2015
                                                                            2016
                                                                                   2017
                                                                                          2018
                                                                                                 2019
                                                                                                        2020

                                                                                                                     1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017
                      National                  Excl. Dublin                   Dublin                                         Retail    Office   Industrial

                                                                       Source: CSO; MSCI data                                                                  49
Housing supply still below demand; supply was catching
             up before Covid-19 put the sector in hibernation
             Housing Completions* above                                           Housing supply picking up in a uniform fashion –
                   25,000 in 2019                                                     coronavirus to hamper supply H2 2020

            30                                                            12
Thousands

                                                              Thousands
            25                                                            10

            20                                                             8

            15                                                             6

            10
                                                                           4
            5
                                                                           2
            0
                                                                          -
                 2015   2016      2017    2018    2019
                                                                               2016             2017                2018      2019              2020
                        Non-Domestic
                        Reconnection                                           Dublin Starts (advanced 12 months)          Dublin Completions
                        Unfinished
                                                                               Commuter Belt Starts (advanced 12 months)   Commuter Belt Completions
                        New dwelling completion
                        All connections                                        ex-GDA Starts (advanced 12 months)          ex-GDA Completions

                    Source: DoHPCLG, CSO, NTMA Calculations

                                                         * Housing completions derived from electrical grid connection data for a property. Reconnections   50
                                                         of old houses or connections from “ghost estates” overstate the annual run rate of new building.
Demand will fall off given migration and unemployment –
less than 30K units needed per annum in coming years
      Mortgage drawdowns (000s) rose from                  Non-mortgage transactions still important
       deep trough before Covid-19 impact                         but closer to 40% of total

120                                                             20                                                80.0%

                                                    Thousands
                                                                18                                                70.0%
100                                                             16
                                                                                                                  60.0%
                                                                14
 80
                                                                12                                                50.0%
 60                                                             10                                                40.0%
                                                                8                                                 30.0%
 40
                                                                6
                                                                                                                  20.0%
 20                                                             4
                                                                2                                                 10.0%
 0
                                                                0                                                 0.0%
      2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

                                                                     Q4 2012
                                                                     Q4 2010
                                                                     Q2 2011
                                                                     Q4 2011
                                                                     Q2 2012

                                                                     Q2 2013
                                                                     Q4 2013
                                                                     Q2 2014
                                                                     Q4 2014
                                                                     Q2 2015
                                                                     Q4 2015
                                                                     Q2 2016
                                                                     Q4 2016
                                                                     Q2 2017
                                                                     Q4 2017
                                                                     Q2 2018
                                                                     Q4 2018
                                                                     Q2 2019
                                                                     Q4 2019
                 Residential Investment Letting
                 Mover purchaser                                     Non-mortgage transactions
                                                                     Mortgage drawdowns for house purchase
                 First Time Buyers                                   Non-mortgage transactions % of total (RHS)
  Source: BPFI (4 quarter sum used)               Source: BPFI; Residential Property Price Register

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Covid-19 impact on prices unclear as both supply and
demand impacted but rents should come off highs

   Dublin resi. property prices fell in 2019;                     Rents are well above previous peak – out of
     higher end of the market most hit                                          line with prices

30%                                                               180

                                                                  160                                                    Rents now well
20%                                                                                                                       above prices
                                                                  140
10%                                                               120

                                                                  100
 0%
                                                                   80
-10%                                                                              Prices were
                                                                   60             above rents

-20%                                                               40

                                                                   20
-30%
                                                                    0
    2006   2008   2010    2012   2014   2016    2018       2020
                                                                        2005
                                                                               2006
                                                                                      2007
                                                                                             2008
                                                                                                    2009
                                                                                                           2010
                                                                                                                  2011
                                                                                                                         2012
                                                                                                                                2013
                                                                                                                                       2014
                                                                                                                                              2015
                                                                                                                                                     2016
                                                                                                                                                            2017
                                                                                                                                                                   2018
                                                                                                                                                                          2019
                                                                                                                                                                                 2020
            National (Y-o-Y %)    Ex Dublin (Y-o-Y %)
            Dublin (Y-o-Y %)                                                                        Rents (100 = 2005)                          Price

                                        Source: CSO; RTB                                                                                                                         52
Irish house price valuation metrics remained well below
2008 levels throughout last cycle
       Deviation from average price-to-income ratio (Q3 2019, red dot represent Q1 2008)
 60%

 40%

 20%

  0%

-20%
        SD   BG   NL    OE   NW       LX      DN       FR       ES       IE      PT      EA       UK      BD       FN      GR   IT

       Deviation from average price-to-rent ratio (Q3 2019, red dot represent Q1 2008)

80%

60%

40%

20%

 0%

-20%
        SD   NW   BG   UK    DN       FR       LX      ES       IE       NL      OE       FN       EA      BD       PT     GR    IT
                                  Source: OECD, NTMA Workings                                                                         53
                                  Note: Measured as % over or under valuation relative to long term averages since 1980.
Section 5:
Brexit
“Hard Brexit” risk has de-escalated but cliff
edge at end 2020 is sill possible
Amid Covid-19, trade agreement still progressing – hard
Brexit is a possibility for 2021 but extension better for all

    Withdrawal Agreement in 2019 helped to                     UK-EU Future trading relationship
      solve Northern Ireland border issue                                unresolved

•   Northern Ireland will remain within the UK          •   With the withdrawal agreement sorted we enter
    Customs Union but will abide by EU Customs              the transition period, which is slated to finish at
    Union rules – dual membership for NI.                   the end of 2020.

•   No hard border on the island of Ireland – customs   •   The UK government has stated its intention to
    border will be in the Irish sea. Goods crossing         seek a free-trade arrangement for the long term.
    from ROI to NI will not require checks but goods
    going to UK will.                                   •   The upshot is that the trading relationship will be
                                                            more distant, making negotiations difficult.
•   Complex arrangements will be necessary to
    differentiate between goods going to NI and         •   There is only one year to negotiate what normally
    those travelling through NI to UK or vice versa.        takes several years.
    Customs checks at ports, VAT and tariff rebates     •   More time has been lost as politicians are rightly
    and alignment of regulations will be needed.            concentrating on the global pandemic.
•   All of this is backed by a complex consent          •   Risk of hard Brexit if the transition period is not
    mechanism, which allows Stormont to opt-out             extended.
    under simple majority at certain times.

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Negatives of hard Brexit outweigh positives in short-term,
    although opportunities may appear longer term
    Cons                                                      Pros
Short term                                                Short term
•    Major trade disruption from tariffs, customs         •    Cheaper domestic food prices
     checks and documentation (red tape)
                                                          Long term
•    Regions suffer severe recession in agriculture and
     UK-focused manufacturing; tourism might suffer       •    Fiscal help from Europe is likely; selective
                                                               temporary waiving of State Aid rules?
•    Confidence shock to business and households
                                                          •    FDI influx from UK, as multinationals avoid
•    Liquidity may dry up in property market                   turmoil; UK’s reputation might be tarnished
                                                                 Financial services (passporting lost by UK)
•    Fiscal impacts are likely given need to support
     regions                                                     Other multinationals - especially
                                                                    IT and business services
Long term
                                                          •    Commercial property occupancy could rise; there
•    Lower consumer spending thanks to higher                  may also be an influx of well paid workers
     inflation when tariffs dominate the FX benefit
                                                          •    Gradual partial trade recovery
•    Political economy cost (loss of ally in the EU)             Irish companies may steal EU market share
                                                                   from British ones (and finally diversify)
                                                                 Import substitution (especially in food)       56
Whichever type of Brexit materialises, trade is likely to be
negatively impacted

 % of          Goods             Services                   Total
                                                                            Irish/UK trade linkages will suffer following Brexit
 total         (2018)             (2018)                   (2018)                The UK is the second largest single-country
                                                                                   export destination for Ireland’s goods and
         Exp.       Imp.      Exp.     Imp.         Exp.        Imp.               the largest for its services
                                                                                 At the same time, Ireland imports c. 20% of
  US     27.9       18.5      11.6     25.4         18.0        23.1               its goods from the UK.

                                                                            Ireland’s trade with the UK is labour intensive
 UK*     11.5       21.7      15.7      9.6         13.8        13.6
                                                                                 The UK might only account for 14% of
                                                                                    Ireland’s total exports, but Ireland is more
  NI     1.6            1.6   n/a       n/a          n/a            n/a             dependent than that because those UK-
                                                                                    reliant sectors are labour intensive
EU-27    38.8       37.4      29.4     26.8         33.5        30.3        SMEs account for over 55% of Irish exports to the
                                                                            UK. They are likely to be more adversely affected
China    3.9            5.9   2.6       1.5          3.1            3.0     than larger companies by the introduction of tariffs
                                                                            and barriers to trade
Other    21.8       22.4      43.3     38.3         30.7        31.1

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                                            Source: CSO 2018 * UK data includes Northern Ireland
                                            NTMA calculations; Data does not include contract manufacturing
Agri-food and tourism most at risk from trade barriers

 Agriculture has not diversified from the UK                                                                   Tourism numbers linked to FX moves

60%                                                                                                     30%                                                        20%
                                                                      Agri. exports to UK
                                                                                                                                                                   15%
50%                                                                                                     20%
                                                                                                                                                                   10%
40%                                                                                                     10%
                                                                                                                                                                   5%
30%                                                                                                      0%                                                        0%
                                                                            All other goods
20%                                                                                                                                                                -5%
                                                                            exports to UK               -10%
                                                                                                                                                                   -10%
10%
                                                                                                        -20%
                                                                                                                                                                   -15%
 0%
                                                                                                        -30%                                                       -20%
                                                                                   2010
                                                                                          2013
      1977
             1980
                    1983
                           1986
                                  1989
                                         1992
                                                1995
                                                       1998
                                                              2001
                                                                     2004
                                                                            2007

                                                                                                 2016

                                                                                                               2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
                    % of Irish Agri Exports going to UK                                                                  Euro/Sterling (y-o-y, Lagged 3Qs, RHS)
                    % of Other Irish Goods Exports going to UK                                                           Visitors to IE from UK (y-o-y)

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                                                                      Source: CSO, DataStream Eikon
Hard Brexit impact estimates all show similar story –
return to WTO rules would be negative for Ireland
   Forecast vs. no Brexit     Short term                       Medium term                               Long term
         baseline              (2 years)                        (5 years)                              (10-15 years)

Department of Finance
                                  -2.4%                              -3.3%                                  -5.0%
(ESRI)

                                                                                                        -7.0%
Copenhagen Economics          -2.0 to 2.5%                           -4.5%                    (of which -4.9pp is due to
                                                                                                regulatory divergence)

Central Bank of Ireland           -4.0%                                  -                                  -6.0%

Bank of England
                                  -5.0%                              -6.2%                                  -6.2%
“disruptive” (implied)

Bank of England
                                  -6.3%                              -8.2%                                  -8.2%
“disorderly” (implied)

UK Treasury range (implied)          -                                   -                              -5.0 to 7.2%

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                              Source: ESRI, Copenhagen, Bank of England, UK treasury
                              Implied uses the impact on UK GDP and an elasticity measure of 0.8 to calculate the impact on Irish Growth
Many financial institutions have announced that they will
expand or set up in Dublin

         FDI: Ireland benefitting already                Companies that have indicated jobs to be
                                                                    moved to Ireland

   Ireland could be a beneficiary from displaced FDI.
    The chief areas of interest are
          Financial services
          Business services
          IT/ new media.

   Dublin is primarily competing with Frankfurt,
    Paris, Luxembourg and Amsterdam for financial
    services.

   Ireland’s FDI opportunity will depend on the
    outcome of post-exit trade negotiations. The UK
    (City of London) is almost certain to lose its EU
    passporting rights on exit, so there may be more
    opportunities in time.

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Section 6:
Other data
Ireland’s banks now among strongest in
Europe – complete reverse of late 2000s
Ireland’s pillar banks in relative good shape to weather
Covid-19 storm

  •    Banks profitable before Covid-19: income, cost and balance sheet metrics much improved.
  •    Interest rates on mortgages and to SMEs are still high compared to EU thanks to legacy issues and the
       slow judicial process in accessing collateral.
  •    An IPO of AIB stock (28.8%) occurred in June 2017. This returned c. €3.4bn to the Irish Exchequer to be
       used for debt reduction. Further disposal of banking assets unlikely in the short term given valuations
  •    Irish banks had paid dividends in recent years.
                            All three pillar banks were profitable in recent years
                   Net Interest Margin                                                   Profit before Tax
3.0%                                                             1.4
2.5%                                                             1.2
2.0%                                                               1
                                                                 0.8
1.5%
                                                                 0.6
1.0%                                                             0.4
0.5%                                                             0.2
0.0%                                                               0
             AIB              BOI           PTSB                                 AIB                  BOI          PTSB
                     2017   2018    2019                                                      2017   2018   2019

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                                           Source: Annual reports of banks - BOI, AIB, PTSB
                                           Profit measures are before exceptional items
Capital ratios strengthened as banks shrunk and
consolidated in last ten years

      CET 1 capital ratios (Dec 2019) allow for                                    Loan-to-deposit ratios have fallen
             amble forbearance in Q2                                            significantly as loan books were slashed
25%                                                                           200
                                                                              180
                                                                              160
20%
                                                                              140
                                                                              120
15%
                                                                              100
                                                                                80
10%       20.3%                                                                 60
                            18.1%        17.3%
                   15.0%                                                        40
                                                 13.8% 15.0%
                                                                                20
5%
                                                                                  -
                                                                                          Loan-to-       Loans (€bn)         Loan-to-     Loans (€bn)
0%                                                                                       Deposit %                          Deposit %
           CET1 % (Transitional)         CET1 % (Fully Loaded)                                        AIB                               BOI
                           AIB     BOI   PTSB                                                               Dec-10        Dec-19
 Source: Published bank accounts                                             Source: Published bank accounts
                                            Note: “Transitional” refers to the transitional Basel III required for CET1 ratios
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                                            “Fully loaded” refers to the actual Basel III basis for CET1 ratios.
Ireland’s banks are among the most capitalised banks in
Europe
                                                 11
Leverage Ratio (%, Fully phased in definition)

                                                 10                                                                                          Slovenia

                                                                                     Stronger                   Greece                        Ireland
                                                  9
                                                                                                                                                                  Latvia

                                                  8                                                             Cyprus
                                                                              Portugal
                                                                                                                                 Malta
                                                  7
                                                                                  Austria                                                         Luxembourg
                                                                                                                                              Belgium
                                                  6
                                                                                     Italy      SSM Countries          Finland
                                                                Spain
                                                                                                 France
                                                  5
                                                                                                  Germany     Netherlands

                                                  4
                                                      10   12                   14               16                 18                                  20                       22
                                                                                     Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio (%)

                                                                        Source: ECB consolidated banking data (Q4 2019)
                                                                        Note: Leverage Ratio = Tier 1 capital/Total leverage exposure; CET1 = Common tier 1 capital/total risk    64
                                                                        exposures. “Fully loaded” refers to the actual Basel III basis for CET1 ratios.
Domestic bank cost base has risen but marginally

   Cost income ratios improve dramatically…                                                … and IE banks* below EU average
                                                                                90%
150%                                                                            80%
                                             144%                               70%
       123%
125%                                                                            60%
                                                                                50%

100%                                                                            40%
                             88%
                                                                                30%

75%                                                                 68%         20%
                                              63%
                       56%                                                      10%
                                                                                 0%
50%
                                                                                       LV SK ES PL DK GR PT NL HU SI GB FI IS IE IT EU AT LU BE FR CY DE

                                                                                             Staffing (000s) halved post crisis
25%
                                                                              30

                                                                              20            26
 0%
                AIB                   BOI                   PTSB
                                                                                                                     16
                                                                              10
           2012            2013             2014           2015                                                                10
                                                                                                       10                                       2
           2016            2017             2018           2019                                                                         5
                                                                                0
                                                                                                 AIB                     BOI             PTSB
 Source: Annual reports of Irish domestic banks
                                                                                                                  2008      2019
                                                   Source: Annual reports of Irish domestic banks, EBA                                               65
                                                   * EBA data includes three domestic banks as well as Ulster Bank, DEPFA & Citibank.
Pillar banks sold non-performing loans during 2018/19

   All 3 Pillar banks (€bn)      Dec-18   Dec-19                   Non-performing exposures % of total loans1 (loss provision % of NPE)
         Total Loans             158.2         159                                                           Dec-18       Dec-19       Book (€bn)
 Non-performing Exposures         12.7         7.9          BOI       Irish Residential Mortgages            9.5(21)       6.3 (25)        23.1
                                                                      UK Residential Mortgages               2.3(15)       2.1 (13)        23.2
      (NPE as % of Total)        8.0%          5%
                                                                      Irish SMEs                             11.2(49)      7.5 (54)         7.3
          Provisions              4.4          3.0                    UK SMEs                                6.1(53)       6.3 (46)         1.7
   (Provisions as % of book)     2.8%          1.9%                   Corporate                              2.6(60)        2 (60)         11.4
                                                                      CRE - Investment                       10.7(44)      7.7 (37)         7.2
 (Provisions as % of Impaired)   34.6%     38.4%
                                                                      CRE - Land/Development                 14.0(54)      3.8 (64)         0.9
                                     Non-                             Consumer Loans                         2.1(140)     1.7 (159)         5.7
                                  performing                                                                 6.3(35)       4.4 (37)        80.5
                                  Exposures,
                                    7.9, 5%
                                                             AIB      Residential Mortgages                 10.1 (20)      7.4 (22)        31.5
                                                                      SMEs/Corporate                         5.2 (36)      2.2 (32)        20.3
                                                                      CRE                                   17.9 (29)      5.1 (35)         7.9
                                                                      Consumer Loans                        11.2 (50)      6.4 (60)         3.0

                                                                                                               9.6         5.4 (27)        62.1

              Performing                                    PTSB      Residential Mortgages                  8.9(39)        5 (38)         12.2
                Loans,                                                Buy-to-let Mortgages                  12.8(113)    10.5 (138)         3.5
                151.1                                                 Commercial                            33.3(76)     24.8 (93)         0.17
                                                                      Consumer Loans                        7.5(112)      4.9 (133)        0.37
                                                                                                             10.0(64)        6.4           16.4

                                               Source: Published bank accounts
                                               1 Non-performing exposures include impaired loans, loans past due greater than 90 days but not     66
                                               impaired, and Forborne Collateral Realisations
Irish residential mortgage arrears could reverse course in
  2020 – moratorium will help
                         Mortgage arrears (90+ days)*                                                           Repossessions**
20%                                           12.0                            PDH Arrears           3500                                         6.0%
18%                                           10.0                           (by thousands)
                                               8.0                                                  3000                                         5.0%
16%
                                               6.0
14%                                                                                                 2500
                                               4.0                                                                                               4.0%
12%                                            2.0
10%                                                                                                 2000
                                               0.0
                                                                                                                                                 3.0%
 8%                                           -2.0                                                  1500
 6%                                           -4.0
                                                                                                                                                 2.0%
 4%                                           -6.0                                                  1000
 2%                                           -8.0
                                                     10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19                    500                                        1.0%
 0%
      10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19                                                                      0                                       0.0%
            PDH + BTL (by balance)                      Over 90 days           90-180 days                   13 14 15 16 17 18 19
                                                        181-360 days           361-720 days
            PDH + BTL (by number)                                                                            PDH       BTL       % of MA90+ (RHS)
                                                        >720 days              Total change
      Source: CBI

  •   Non-bank entities now hold 13 per cent of all PDH mortgage accounts outstanding; 11 per cent are held by regulated retail credit
      firms, with the remaining 2 per cent held by unregulated loan owners. Credit Servicing Firms hold 22 per cent of all PDH mortgages
      in arrears over 720 days

                                              * Over 40% of those cases in arrears > 720 days are also in arrears greater than five years.           67
                                             ** Four quarter sum of repossessions. Includes voluntary/abandoned dwellings as well as court ordered
                                             repossessions
The European Commission’s ruling on Apple’s tax
affairs does not change the NTMA’s funding plans

•   The EC has ruled that Ireland illegally provided State aid of up to €13bn, plus interest to Apple. This
    figure is based on the tax foregone as a result of a historic provision in Ireland’s tax code. This was
    closed on December 31st 2014.

•   This case has nothing to do with Ireland’s corporate tax rate. In its press release the EC stated: “This
    decision does not call into question Ireland’s general tax system or its corporate tax rate”.

•   Apple is appealing the ruling, as is the Irish Government. This process could be lengthy. Pending the
    outcome of the appeal, Apple has paid approximately €13bn plus EU interest (c. €2bn) into an escrow
    fund.

•   Bank of New York Mellon has been selected for the provision of escrow agency and custodian services
    to hold and administer the fund.

•   Amundi, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited and Goldman Sachs Asset Management
    International have been selected for the provision of investment management services for the fund.

•   As the funds will be held in escrow pending the outcome of the appeal, the NTMA has made no
    allowance for these funds.

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Government’s NDP outlines green projects; aim to cut CO2
emissions by at least 80% by 2050

   1 in 5 euros in the National Development Plan
         (NDP) to be spent on green projects

                      Sustainable                        Transition to a
                    Management                            Low carbon
   Sustainable                                            and Climate
                                                                                      Total:€23
    Mobility         of Water and                                                    billion (13%
                    Environmental                           Resilient
   €8.6 billion        Resources                            Society                    of GNI*)
                      €6.8 billion                          €7.6 billion

                        Further details are available at ntma.ie           Source: National Development Plan   69
                                                                           2018-2027
GNI* is a better measure of underlying economic activity
than GDP/GNP; best as a level rather than a growth metric
                                                         National Account –         2015    2016     2017     2018
•   GDP headline numbers do not reflect the “true”       Current Prices
    growth of Ireland’s income due to MNCs.              (€, y-o-y growth rates)
                                                         Gross Domestic Product    262.8bn 271.7bn 297.1bn 324.0bn
•   Reasons for 2015-18 MNC distortions:
                                                         (GDP)                     (34.9%) (3.4%) (9.4%) (9.4%)
       Re-domiciling/inversions of several              minus Net Factor Income
        multinational companies                          from rest of the world
       The “onshoring” of IP assets into Ireland        = Gross National Product 200.8bn 220.6bn 234.9bn 253.1bn
        by multinationals                                (GNP)                    (22.9%) (9.9%) (6.5%) (7.7%)
       The movement of aircraft leasing assets          add EU subsidies minus    1.2bn    1.0bn    1.1bn    1.1bn
        in Ireland.                                      EU taxes
                                                         = Gross National Income 202.0bn 221.6bn 236.0bn 254.2bn
•   By modifying GNI to take account of these factors,   (GNI)                   (22.9%) (9.7%) (6.5%) (7.7%)
    GNI* gives us a better understanding of the          minus retained earnings   -4.7bn   -5.8bn   -4.5bn   -5.0bn
    underlying economy.                                  of re-domiciled firms
                                                         minus depreciation on     -30.1bn -35.3bn -42.5bn -46.3bn
                                                         foreign owned IP assets
                                                         minus depreciation on     -4.6bn   -4.9bn   -5.1bn   -5.4bn
                                                         aircraft leasing
                                                         = GNI*                    162.7bn 175.6bn 184.0bn 197.5bn
                                                                                    (9.4%) (8.0%) (4.7%) (7.3%)
                                     Source: CSO                                                                       70
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