Donohoe defending breaching the 5% spending limit

[Brendan Burgess]

"to provide the services our people need"

We were right to do so to protect people at the time of their greatest need.

 

[Brendan Burgess]

7% increase in spending

 

[rob oyle]

There's always a justification, if you want to find one.
What about arresting spending in some areas in order to go beyond it in others?!?

 

[FinCork]

the hangover will be horrific when they take away the punchbowl. This gov would be running a 6B deficit without the apple tax windfall and they have literally bought sweeties for evrey stakeholder in the country with taxpayers cash.