The Government's being warned - we're on the brink of the economy stalling.

Dan O'Brien, Chief Economist at the Institute of International and European Affairs says despite rhetoric that the recovery is working - there's been a significant slow down in growth.

It comes as the CSO said earlier that the number of people recorded on the Live Register has fallen to its lowest level since November 2008 - with 288,000 in receipt of payments in October.

Mr O'Brien's urging caution: