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Leo Varadkar: Our prosperity is precious – and here’s how we are protecting it

An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar outlines the government’s new white paper on enterprise, which aims to support Ireland’s current strong economic position

Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise: ‘Our new white paper on enterprise represents evolution rather than revolution.’ Picture: Fergal Phillips

Writing in this newspaper in July, I said that we must never take our prosperity for granted. Once lost, it will take a long time to regain.

I’m not willing to let that happen and that is why I am taking action now, to re-examine our policies at a time when they are more successful than ever, to make sure that we are doing the right things so that our economy continues to thrive.

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