Micheál Martin: “I want to acknowledge the significant role Keir played in resetting the Irish-British relationship as well as relations…”

We will be growing expenditure this year. There's no cuts here.

This budget can't be seen in isolation.

What we're witnessing is growth in expenditure.

I was involved in these issues in the previous government and agreement was hammered out at that stage - an agreement was arrived at, and we want to do well by honouring that agreement on all sides.