Government and foreign funds ‘a must’ to sustain recovery

The Government and foreign bodies must invest significant funds into the education and housing sectors if Ireland’s stabilising economy is to turn into a full-blown financial recovery.

The verdict was put forward by a senior economic expert yesterday during the first day of Fianna Fáil’s pre-Dáil think-in in Roscommon town.

Speaking during a headline lecture at the conference, Prof Alan Ahearne, head of economics at the National University of Ireland Galway, said clear signs of financial improvement are beginning to emerge across the country.