Irish among the wealthiest in Europe despite recession

This article reads as if the writer didn't even try to make sense of the article he was basing this on. Ireland's GDP was 128 for 2009, 2010. However, Its AIC (Actual Individual Consumption) for those years was 103, 102).That means Ireland is sitting just about on the EU average: 100, neither among the wealthiest nor poorest.

I take it you mean irish polititions when you say that,but you should ask the man in the street and see what answer you get

The last government should all be hanged.

ciaradexy.I know the landlords will put it onto the rents if they can.It's going to be tough times ahead for a lot people.Your guess is as good as mine when it comes to where all this is going.If the Euro goes under Ireland is in big trouble.I know that for a fact.

awoken32-next year? We have 3 years left of this crowd.

Sirpeter-if you rent you still have to pay the new tax. That is gonna shoot up over the next few years. We pay stamp duty, tax, PRSI and levies. Where is all that going? Im not seeing anything for my money. I have mates who have lost their jobs but most of them are unskilled and a lot have moved home to live with family. €200 a week payment for this is pretty good. My mates who are professionals have emigrated if they lost their jobs or couldnt find work after college. We will get back on track but it wont be under FF, FG or Labour.

Money cannot by everything ie culture,mass immigration needs to be halted an reversed,next year will see the rise of a real party

@IrelandNorth.If you don't own a house you don't have to pay it.Those on Mortgage Interest Supplement will also be exempt.As of 2011, the average annual levy on a property in England was £1,196.They also only get £57.45 a week on welfare for a single people aged 25 or over.Compare that to the €100!!I think we are getting off lightly.So far!!But that could change.

Depends what you mean by "Irish citizens". This particular Irish citizen i sno better (or worse) off that he was since he was born 55 yrs. ago. It's easy for Tea-shock Enda Kenny to pay the E2 household charge p/w out of E200,000.00 p/a than for someone on welfare of -E200 p/w.

Dubious figures about dubious people.......An awful lot of something worth nothing is still an awful lot of something worth nothing.

Well Ireland is one of the PIGS of the EU.We keep our money in Piggy Banks. ;))