6.— The Euro Area Loan Facility Act 2010 is amended by substituting the following section for section 4, with effect from the passing of that Act:

“Reports by Minister to Dáil Éireann.

4.— (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 amount of moneys advanced by the State under section 2 during the reporting period,

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

(c) the aggregate amount of moneys advanced by the State under section 2 up to the end of the reporting period,

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

(e) the aggregate amount of moneys outstanding and owed to the State under the loan facility at the end of the reporting period.

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

(a) each of the following periods—

(i) the period from 20 May 2010 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.”.