Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and independents have agreed on a new Programme for Government, which includes commitments like building 300,000 new homes, constructing four new hospitals, and expanding free GP access for children. The agreement also focuses on cutting carbon emissions by 51% by the end of the decade. However, Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty criticizes the programme for lacking ambition and containing mostly continuations of previous policies.
Yesterday, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and various independents announced they had concludedThe agreement includes a commitment to deliver a further 300,000 new homes over the lifetime of the next Dáil, build four new hospitals and expand free access to GPs for children.It also reiterated a previous pledge to cut carbon emissions by 51% by the end of the decade., Sinn Féin Finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty said he had hoped there would be more ambition.
“Indeed, the word ‘continue’ appears 249 times in the report - so, that’s the dominant factor in this Programme for Government and I think that’s disappointing.”The Donegal TD described many of the commitments in the plan as “vague” but said there was one policy area they were “very categoric” about.
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