We work in close co-ordination with other agencies such as the Euro Changeover Board of Ireland and Forfás and the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs and I would like to acknowledge the contribution that these are making to preparations.
ECB assessments also suggest that the asset purchase programme (including the recalibration of December 2015, but not including the March 2016 package as it is currently assessed by staff in the context of the projection exercise that will become available in June) will contribute to raising the GDP of the euro area by around 1.6% in the period 2015–18.