Budget dogs did not bark ‘due to lack of money’
Multitude of measures flagged earlier in the year did not materialise this time
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe addressing members of the media after appearing on RTÉ Radio 1’s ‘Today with Sean O’Rourke’ programme on Wednesday. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
They were the dogs that did not bark. A multitude of measures flagged for the budget earlier this year did not materialise.