Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To clarify, there is a 2% growth rate, as the Minister says, and a 2% inflation rate. That amounts to a total of 4%. The Minister is saying the council was not specifically asked or consulted prior to publication of the national development plan. What provision was made for potential Brexit implications? Do the projections take cognisance of the reports on Brexit of the Economic and Social Research Institute and the Department of Finance or even the Copenhagen report on Brexit?

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