DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan said on Monday he was recovering after a medical procedure to treat fluid in the chest, and expected to be back at work in early January.
Noonan, 72, oversaw Ireland's exit from an international bailout and a dramatic recovery that saw the country post the fastest economic growth in the European Union in 2014. It is forecast to repeat that performance in 2015.
"Two weeks before Christmas I attended my doctor and was diagnosed with an infection involving fluid in the chest area," he said in a statement.
"I subsequently underwent some medical procedures and I am now well on the mend," he added. "I will be attending cabinet on January 5 and I look forward to contesting the upcoming general election."
Prime Minister Enda Kenny must call the election by April.
(Reporting by Conor Humphries; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
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