Aideen Hayden (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister to the House. The Irish economy is one of the fastest growing economies in Europe, if not the fastest growing. The latest ESRI forecast states that the Irish economy will grow by 6% this year and 4.8% next year. The ESRI previously forecast in its quarterly economic commentary that the growth rate would be 4%, so we continue to exceed expectations, which is a very good place for this economy to be in.