Jack Chambers: “I think (it) has created a much more safe and sustainable place for our public finances, which has been my core…”

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.

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

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…

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