5.— (1) In respect of each reporting period the Minister shall, as soon as practicable after the end of the period, cause a report to be laid before Dáil Éireann that includes the following information:

(a) the aggregate value of the guarantees issued by the State under section 2 during the reporting period,

(b) the value of all guarantees issued by the State under section 2 up to the end of the reporting period,

(c) the aggregate amount of moneys advanced by the State under section 3 during the reporting period,

(d) the aggregate amount of all moneys advanced by the State under section 3 up to the end of the reporting period,

(e) the aggregate amount of moneys received by the State under section 4 during the reporting period, and

(f) the aggregate amount of all moneys received by the State under section 4 up to the end of the reporting period.

(2) In subsection (1) “reporting period” means—

(a) each of the following periods—

(i) the period from the passing of this Act to 31 December 2010,

(ii) the period in any year after 2010 from 1 January to 30 June,

(iii) the period in any year after 2010 from 1 July to 31 December,

or

(b) within each period to which paragraph (a) relates, such shorter periods as the Minister may from time to time consider appropriate in the circumstances.