Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

Senators Ó Murchú and Quinn offered their congratulations on the view of the economist this morning on radio. We have many experts in the world on the economy and very few can pinpoint how the economies of the world will recover. As we are such a small open economy, we will be one of the first and fastest countries to pick up economically compared to any other country. The light is starting to appear at the end of the tunnel in the United States of America. Until that country's economy lifts, we will not improve either.

All reasonably minded commentators agree with the line of thought that this opportunity presented itself because President Barack Obama came to office. Many people around the world have confidence in his ability-----