104 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether the economic environment for the Irish business manager is currently one of inflation running at 5%, interest rates at 2.5%, pay rises at 7% with public sector benchmarking to come, astronomical insurance costs, poor physical infrastructure, weak and exorbitant electronic infrastructure and problems with housing, transportation and health care and her further views on whether the economy is best placed to put the need for increased competitiveness as the central theme of the forthcoming European Union presidency due to these circumstances. [8197/03]

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104 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether the economic environment for the Irish business manager is currently one of inflation running at 5%, interest rates at 2.5%, pay rises at 7% with public sector benchmarking to come, astronomical insurance costs, poor physical infrastructure, weak and exorbitant electronic infrastructure and problems with housing, transportation and health care and her further views on whether the economy is best placed to put the need for increased competitiveness as the central theme of the forthcoming European Union presidency due to these circumstances. [8197/03]

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1. 25 March 2003

   Priority Questions. - International Competitiveness.

   104 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether the economic environment for the Irish business manager is currently one of inflation running at 5%, interest rates at 2.5%, pay rises at 7% with public sector benchmarking to come, astronomical insurance costs, poor physical infrastructure, weak and exorbitant electronic infrastructure and problems with housing, transportation and health care and her further views on whether the economy is best placed to put the need for increased competitiveness as the central theme of the forthcoming European Union presidency due to these circumstances. [8197/03]

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