Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Macroeconomic Forecasting: Discussion with Department of Finance

7:50 pm

Mr. John McCarthy:

We are seeing job creation right across the board in the private sector, in agriculture, manufacturing, private market services and, in the second quarter, even in construction, which is something of a surprise given the shake-out in that sector. The bulk of the job losses are in areas associated with the public sector.