The abridged Estimates are a strong start to a new Administration, showing that it intends to keep a firm grip on the economy and steer it through difficult times. That was the fundamental mandate given to Fianna Fail in this election. I have every confidence that the Celtic Tiger will not go the way of the Asian tigers. The belief in our ability to manage the economy was the principal reason that we were re-elected, the first Government in 30 years to be re-elected.