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M. Lenihan, "the key issue is that we do not have a collapse of the banking sector," said in an interview.

He acknowledged that the Irish banks have become too dependent on ECB finance and had to be "weaned" a means of financing.

M. Lenihan describes the funding being requested as "Emergency Fund" and does not say that it would necessarily be collected.

Details on the rescue - conditions - plan will be subject to discussions.Toutefois, the Irish Government has received a stark warning of some largest American companies in Ireland on the risk of a mass exodus if the country's low corporate tax rate is raised.

Warning - Executive at Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and Intel - talks about the "detrimental impact" on "Ireland the ability to gain and retain investment" should the country of the corporate tax rate rose from 12 5pc.

Members of the Irish Government, the European Union and the international monetary fund were in talks 24 hours a day on a set of financial aid to strengthen the banking system at Bay.

Although Brian Lenihan, Minister of finance Irish said 12 5pc Ireland society – the lowest in the euro - area rate will not be raised, a number of factions within the European Union is known for having pushed so that it can be increased in exchange for the bail-out.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday that all by increasing taxes would not be a condition of bail, he expects Ireland to increase its rate of corporation tax.

"It is clear that in a situation like this, there are two levers to use: spending and the recettes.Je cannot imagine that our Irish friends in full sovereignty [do not use] this because they have a greater room for manoeuvre than others, their taxes being lower than others,"said.""

Lionel Alexander, President of the Chamber of commerce American Ireland and a senior HP wrote U.S. warning.

Foreign investment amounts to €110bn - or only 70pc - export companies employ more than 100,000 workers.

While corporations do not threaten directly leave at this stage, the statement - signed by each of the four companies mentioned - Irish leaders emphasize that, although the tax rate of the Ireland is low at the European level, not when compared to places like the India Singapore, China.

The letter explains: "the IMF, the European Central Bank and the European Commission must realize that any increase in our corporate tax rate would be ultimately make us more economically dependent, not less so on our partners in the European Union."

Separately, John Herlihy, head of the European headquarters of 2,000 - strong Google in Dublin, said The Belfast Telegraph that "everything which overflows on the competitiveness of the Ireland is will be a great thing for Google."

Mohamed A. El-Erian, CEO of PIMCO, large investor link in the world, written in Sunday Telegraph today reports that all proposed bailout may be enough to consolidate Ireland written it finances: "the Ireland and official partners must convert a liquidity in the short term in a more sustainable long-term solution approach dealing with credit, growth and economic restructuring.

Collective warnings came as the Irish Government held a day of the meeting of the cabinet today to try to finalize the two separate restructuring plans: a plan for four years for the economy, containing some €15bn sections and the other on the banking sector itself .the Government should publish both on Tuesday, after which, it is likely formally request aid from the EU and the IMF in support of its objectives of austerity.

It appears that the sale of certain assets of the State is included in the mesures.Il can be 25pc Government stake in Aer Lingus, the national carrier, as well as its separate gas in the country and electricity boards and national lottery licence.

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Cabinet of the Ireland held emergency talks Sunday afternoon to finalize the austerity of crisis for 2011 to 2015 plan after EU officials and the IMF reviewed books from one line to the Government during the weekend.

A central European inspectors 30 strong team, the Commission and the IMF work tirelessly to approve the Government figures Irish and spending plans for the next four years.

Negotiations was tensions that the EU and the IMF imposed harsh to force to reduce additional public spending and increase taxes on the vast majority of people.

Ireland is also obliged to increase the tax in exchange for a loan that grows popular anger of the sovereignty of the country lost.

France, Germany and other EU countries have moved to Ireland to abandon its low corporate tax rates as condition of help solve the debt crisis of the force.

"Faced with a situation like this, there are two levers, they can learn: expenses and recettes.Je cannot imagine that our Irish friends would not use it because they have more leeway than others, their taxes being lower than all others," said Nicolas Sarkozy, t eh French President on Saturday.

M. Lenihan insisted: "rate is not the order of the day."

Four years of the Ireland recovery plan is supposed to published on Tuesday, the 160-page document will aim to reduce from ￡ 13billion (€15bn) between 2011 and the end of 2014.

Trade unions are warning of "civil unrest" on a scale not seen for decades that the Irish Government, under pressure from the EU, axis tax breaks for families paid and lower middle class in order to increase the State revenues.

Jack O'Connor, the President of the Irish Congress of trade unions, attacked a plnas to reduce the minimum wage by a euro €7.65 (￡ 6.55).

"Provocatively, they exploit the weak position of the Government forcing the most vulnerable in society and families low and middle income, to assume the burden of adjustment, while they escape scot free," he said.

EU team and the IMF, nicknamed the "bailout boys' stay in a luxury Hotel Dublin and working in the middle of security because of fears that they will become the focus of Irish protests.

Resentment grew after an official of the European Commission described the difficult conditions attached to EU - bailout IMF as the "package of Oliver Cromwell' a reference to the protective Lord of England always hated by many Irish for his bloody re-conquest of the Ireland in 1649.

Father Sean Healy, a Catholic priest who runs a group called pressure Ireland justice sociale, feared that the EU and the IMF will push Ireland in austerity will hit the poor programme reinforced

"The IMF and the Government have created a situation where most of the adjustments will be at the expense of the weak, sick, vulnerable and poor workers" he said.

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Questor says BUY

There were strong winds in terms of polymer prices, but the company is able to pass these to customers.However, it takes a few months to do this, there is a delay effect if increases the cost of entry. Despite this, the Group expects always respond to forecasts throughout the year.

In its commercial update has a few weeks, the company said revenues for the first half of the year would be higher than in the first half of last year.

This is in part to rising prices of polymer transmitted but volumes were also higher. It means operating profit should be ahead of last year.

Operating margins are also expected to have increased.

About 60pc 70pc of business of the group is in the production of packaging plastic tailor-made contracts lasting from three to five years.This means gains are quite visible.

The company initiated a program called RPC 2010, involving the closure of a number of plants and reduce costs base.De obviously, after the end of this fiscal year, the company will continue to monitor costs.

RPC said volumes in its pharmaceutical, personal care and coffee capsule sectors have experienced growth "substantially" due to a combination of cyclical recovery and growth organique.La company is a market leader in the area of coffee - capsules .the levels of activity in other sectors were generally more discrete.

The shares are trading on March 2011 multiple 10.2 times, falling to 9.3 in 2012.Les pay actions are also producing 3 8pc.

They were initially recommended to 211 p on July 26 and they are now higher than 41pc, compared to a market of 23pc .the ' business must have a broad economic recovery and will continue to pass on rising customer input costs should they occur.

Actions remain a purchase, but the gains are likely to be slow and regular, as they were in the past year.

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