Jack Chambers

All come up with different suggestions, but we have tightening fiscal parameters, and we've prioritised, in the cultural area, the basic income for the arts, which was a huge priority for many people in the cultural space.

The best way to reduce uncertainty for public servants is for public service unions and associations to enter talks to reach a clear agreement on public service pay.

I would ask them to reflect on that.

I want to find a pathway forward. I'm absolutely clear about that.

I'm absolutely serious and I wrote them as recently as yesterday saying pay will be discussed as a priority.

What I would say is strike action should be a last resort, not a first resort for trade union leaders.

That success must be measured in the homes that are built, in hospitals, waiting lists that are reduced, in childcare places created, in infrastructure delivered, and ultimately in whether people at home can see and feel a difference in…

Success will be measured by how quickly we can translate the €275.4bn committed through the national development plan into real projects - the water, energy and transport infrastructure we need to deliver more housing and tackle…

We've been clear that is a specific consideration in our tax policy measures, and that will be considered as well as the deferral of excise on petrol and diesel," he said.

Just meeting every short-term pressure isn’t what will deliver a better State.

That is ultimately what will grow our economy, that is what will ensure people have a better day-to-day experience going to work, reducing congestion.

It is about getting the balance right, between the short-term demands and the pressures of today.

We have to ensure that we get the balance right

It's important to say that the carbon tax is an important principal set out in the Programme for Government and it has connected expenditure measures.

The adjustments will amount to a few hundred euro, depending on your income, which I know, on an annualised basis, will be perceived as modest amongst the public

Who want room for significant new measures will be the architects of much of their own fiscal space

Just endless recruitment everywhere does not improve outcomes for citizens or for people who want a better public health system

The Department of Defence have informed me that there are no limitations on the aircraft's operational capability and it can conduct its full range of missions.

Government departments have been warned they will be architects of their own fiscal space

Next year's budget is about choices

Budget 2027 will be dependent on savings in the system

I think there's elements of our health system that need to be much more efficient

There has to be much closer alignment between growth in public sector staffing and the available budget

That's what citizens want to see