Budgets are strange creatures. This is my 11th or 12th one. Listening to the Minister of the day, as we did yesterday, one hears of “X” billion going here and “Y” bil... Read more
The figures – €30 million here, €1.4 billion there, €110 million there – all sound very impressive but we need the breakdown and we need the answers to questions such as “W... Read more
Instead of spreading resources too thinly, I believe budgets should make a real difference for those suffering the most inequality. Currently many of these are the people with a disability,... Read more
Is cinnte go bhfuil athrú tagtha ar chúrsaí a bhaineann leis an mbuiséad. Tá atmaisféar difriúil againn inniu. Bhí na buiséid a bhí againn le blianta beaga anuas go huafásach. Chuir siad ist... Read more
I was horrified to hear a Minister state in a budget speech that the Government had protected young people, old people and the vulnerable because the statistics from the Central Statistics O... Read more
