Finance spokesman Pearse Doherty insists party will not touch €16bn pool as has been claimed by Minister Paschal Donohoe
Election 2024 live: Sinn Féin claim RTÉ not ‘up to scratch’ on Gaza as Greens pledge to tackle school homework‘We have all seen the video’: Dundalk voters give verdict on John McGahon as Fine Gael candidate goes to ground“We published a manifesto this week. It is clear that only do we not touch the €16 billion but actually we will have a surplus in the next five years of an additional €15 billion which will go into the funds to bring it up to €31 billion,” he said.
In its press release for the advert, Fine Gael Ministers Paschal Donohoe and Peter Burke “call on Sinn Féin to commit to retaining the €16 billion that has been built up by the Irish Government”. Mr Doherty said that page 167 of its manifesto makes clear that the €16 billion fund will not be touched. Mr Donohoe said: “What Sinn Féin is promising permanent change on the back of money that might not be permanent. We’ve been down that path before. We are making the case to the Irish people that this approach with our public finances is not something that’s radical, it’s reckless.”
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