Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of jobs his Department claimed will be created as part of published policy papers, reports and documents commissioned by or compiled by his Department between 2010 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20910/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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As the economy contracted, overall employment fell in 2008 and 2009. While the pace is now slowing, my Department has forecast a further fall in employment in 2010 as well.

There is now a broad consensus that economic growth is likely to resume in the second half of this year and continue thereafter. On this basis, we expect net new job creation of about 150,000 jobs between 2010 and 2014.