John Gerard Hanafin (Fianna Fail)

I call on the Leader to provide time at the earliest opportunity to discuss the excellent news that Ireland is among the top seven for gross national product in the OECD report. This highlights the excellent way the economy has been managed. We are anticipating growth of more than 3% in the economy at a time when most other economies in Europe are anticipating significantly less. It is a tribute that almost annually The Economist chooses Ireland as the best place in the world to live out of approximately 160 countries. That publication has 2 million readers weekly. It would be an opportunity for us to say "Well done" to those who are the architects. I refer to the Taoiseach who was Minister for Finance for so long and who has been Taoiseach during the time of prosperity we now enjoy.