I spoke about uncertainty. What is certain at this juncture is that the economy is going through a very turbulent period. Nowhere is that more obvious than in the succession of job losses that have become a weekly feature. In the last week of April, for example, Unifi Ireland announced that it was making 250 workers in Letterkenny in County Donegal redundant. This was followed a few days later by the loss of 80 jobs at Mutual and Scottish Provident. The pattern continued into May, beginning with the announcement that Celestica in north Dublin was closing down with 250 employees being let go. This was followed a few days later with the loss of 25 jobs at the UK-owned Cedar Software in Castlebar. Since then, the Gallaher cigarette company has decided to let 121 employees go at its south Dublin plant. In Waterford, Kromberg and Schubert has cut its staff by 70 and these jobs are going to Hungary. The Mater Hospital announced last week that it is letting 121 of its staff go.