A fully costed, sustainable recovery

The Government does not have to pursue such a painful road to recovery. There are other choices we can take, writes Sean Healy.

WHAT would real recovery look like? This was the title of Social Justice Ireland’s annual socio-economic review for 2013, published yesterday. The 360-page review analyses and critiques the current situation and challenges the Government’s approach to recovery.

But it goes much further than that. It also sets out a five-point plan that would move Ireland towards real recovery while simultaneously paying our way and reducing Government borrowing each year as required by the bailout agreement with the troika.