Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My question concerns the recent economic forecast from the Commission updating its projections on the Irish economy, in which it predicts a 0.9% fall in GDP this year. Notwithstanding the fact we know GDP has become essentially decoupled from the performance of the domestic economy as an accurate measure, will the Minister outline his assessment of the Commission’s latest projections, particularly in relation to corporation tax revenue and the performance of the Irish labour market?

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