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People "lost sight of" depth of crisis: Howlin

The Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin has told a Troika conference in Dublin that the peopl...
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12:11 PM - 19 Jan 2015



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People "lost sight of" depth of crisis: Howlin

TodayFM
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12:11 PM - 19 Jan 2015



The Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin has told a Troika conference in Dublin that the people of Ireland "have “lost sight of the depth” of the economic crisis".

ӬBrendan Howlin this morning opened discussions at Dublin Castle - with IMF chief Christine Lagarde and Finance Minister Michael due to take part later this afternoon.

The Minister said Ireland is moving towards a sustainable recovery - and will have some budget room for spending to meet "demographic pressures" and some government priorities.

But Brendan Howlin accused the public of underestimating the scale of the financial catastrophe:



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