Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)

Another point concerns where we project the ratio of working population to dependants being 1:2. It has been clear to me from watching economic developments over the past 20 to 25 years that the real joker in the pack is migration. We can estimate births, deaths etc. but I am a little sceptical as to whether the scenario painted for 2056 will, in fact, happen.