Minister Michael Noonan and Enda Kenny Fine Gael

opinion polls: Enda Kenny Fine Gael, whose lead is slipping in opinion polls that suggest an inconclusive outcome, said it would use 40 percent of the resources on spending, invest 10 percent in jobs and save the other 25 percent in a contingency fund, according to Euro News. The 10 billion euros of so-called fiscal space – a major focus of the campaign so far – is predicated on the economy growing by around 3.5 percent a year between 2017 and 2021, which Finance Minister Michael Noonan said was conservative. Ireland prime minister called elections for Feb. 26 on Wednesday, kicking off a campaign set to be dominated by a fractious debate over how the resources freed up by the country strong economic recovery should be spent. There is no money to fund anyone promises unless the recovery continues. We also know there are risks both internal and external, Noonan told a news conference. We’re modest in our assumptions. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.