Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

Question 2: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the most recent Quarterly National Accounts indicated a contraction of 1.2% in GDP in the three months to June 2010 and a further contraction in GNP of 0.3%; his views on the most recent economic indicators; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the most recent Exchequer returns showed a €1.865bn drop in tax revenues over the same period in 2009; if he is aware that the most recent Quarterly National Household Survey showed a drop of 79,400 in the numbers at work in the past year; the way he expects the economy to evolve over the coming 12-18 months and if he will provide revised economic forecasts for the period 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34438/10]

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