Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on forecasts for economic and population growth in the report 2020 Vision, Ireland's Demographic Dividend published by NCB stockbrokers in April 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19268/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I take note of the projections referred to. My Department's projections of the impact of population ageing on the public finances were published in the Stability Programme Update of last December and presented to the Dáil on Budget Day. Other bodies such as the ESRI and the EU have carried out similar exercises. All of these contributions serve to highlight the importance of taking a long-term strategic perspective in policy making.