The health budget for next year alone – before the HSE’s inevitable cost over-runs, mind you – is at a record level of over €27billion.
Meanwhile, National Gallery spent €125k on unused x-ray machine
And counting.
The Irish Government simply cannot keep increasing spending at its current rate, or we will all pay a crippling price, before the next decade is out.
Ireland is no exception when it comes to dodgy public sector accounting.
The experts nobody wants to listen to.
Finance Minister responds to criticism from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council that the Government was set to spend an ‘inappropriate’ amount of money at the upcoming Budget.
When median home prices are beyond the reach of median salary earners
Spending spree. Again.
National Children’s Hospital
“We all want to see value for money for the taxpayer.”
Time to grow up.