• Ireland continues to meet all its’ bailout targets
  • Bailout program on track
  • Will meet 2012 budget deficit target of 8.6%
  • Debt to GDP ratio should peak at just below 120% next year
  • Tax revenues continue to grow
  • Ireland still faces significant challenges though
  • Vows to budget deficit
  • Irish jobless rate unacceptably high
  • Aims to deal with deficit, bank debt, growth
  • To seek best possible deal on bank debt
  • Talks with bailout troika on debt ongoing
  • Sale of state assets to begin in 2013