Fianna Fáil Finance spokesperson Michael McGrath has described the post-election budgetary room for manoeuvre as extremely limited based on a parliamentary reply he has received. The information provided by the Department of Finance indicates that there will just €500m of “fiscal space” available in 2017. This is just one-sixth of the pre-election blow-out that has … Continue reading Government blow out leaves minimal room for further tax cuts and expenditure measures – McGrath