Mr. Derek Moran:

In its response, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council made the same point as Deputy Cullinane. It stated:

Well-founded forecasts for the medium term are necessary to provide a sound basis for setting the economy and the public finances on a sustainable path. The Council also welcomes the intention of the Department to include these estimates in the headline table of macroeconomic indicators in future endorsement rounds.

In other words, to make sensible decisions, we must have alternative measures that get us to that sensible position.