01730cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017000 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475517828 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Ireland : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (72 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper reviews public expenditure efficiency in Ireland. Evidence suggests that while Ireland is a low spending country, it achieves a generally efficient use of public funds, with some key differences across sectors. Although the overall space for budgetary savings appears limited, further spending efficiency could help contain cost pressures coming from the demographic challenge of an aging population and improve the quality of public services. It could also help rechannel spending toward more productive uses, for instance by increasing public investment relative to current expenditure, and support the competitive position of the Irish economy and its growth potential. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/257 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/257/002.2016.issue-257-en.xml IMF e-Library