The economy is in good order but it is beginning to slip. The Minister of State referred to the compensation payments to the IFI workers. They were dumped on the dole overnight without warning because of the failure to negotiate a deal with An Bord Gáis. The announcement yesterday of the loss of 250 jobs in Roscrea at Miza pharmaceuticals will mean a loss of €10 million per annum to the economy of the Roscrea area.