Infrastructure Minister Jack Chambers: “I think Governments across Europe have over-regulated in certain areas.” Ben Scallan: “Including in Ireland?” Infrastructure Minister Jack Chambers: “Absolutely, I think so.”
Cumulative impact had been “excessive”.
“Minister Chambers has made a very important point.”
“ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING? YOU’RE BLAMING EVERYONE ELSE:” Jack Chambers, Fianna Fáil’s Director of Elections for the presidency, gets grilled by the media about the implosion of Jim Gavin’s campaign.
Asked if he accepts that carbon tax is unpopular with the public, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe says it’s a tax that “needs to be explained” to people. He says in a few years carbon tax will be bringing in “important and significant” amounts of revenue for the State.
There will come a day when Governments do not have fourteen billion euros to play with. And when that day comes, we will realise just how badly we have spent our cash
Minister Chambers – no plans for change
Renewed focus.
The only thing that is given away when it comes to government ministers drawing up budgets is our money.
Ben Scallan asks Jack Chambers if there are any plans to rectify this:
Gript’s Ben Scallan asks Public Expenditure Minister what “lessons” exactly have been learned from successive cost overruns on State projects. #Budget2025
Main points