The government is to press ahead with a raft of reforms as Ireland prepares to exit the bailout without a safety net.
The immediate focus will be on the introduction of water charges in 2015 and on reform of the legal profession.
Yesterday the Taoiseach announced that we are to exit the Bailout without a precautionary line of credit.
The so called backstop had been considered as a safety net - but after consultation with Germany and other euro zone powers, the troika, major international credit rating agencies and bond market participants it was decided that Ireland will go it alone.
The Irish Times reports today that the government will focus on two key areas of reform in the months ahead to show markets there is still an appetite for making tough decisions to assist in our recovery.
To this end a series of unfinished Troika reforms will be addressed.
Among them a long delayed overhaul of the legal profession and the introduction of water charges in 2015.
