Micheál Martin: “I don’t want to comment on the actual case as it is live, but I did raise it.”

The rate of growth is declining. But to use words like ‘brutal’ is completely over the top, if you don't mind me saying so, and a gross exaggeration.

Incomprehensible and wrong

I've made my position clear in terms of where I think there can be derogations, and there doesn't need to be a picket.

What we're witnessing is growth in expenditure.