Anger should be directed at FF rather than IMF

Ireland received its latest report card from the IMF this week and the message continues to be that the student is doing well but has much more work to do to become an honours student.

As a consequence of this ‘satisfactory’ report, the IMF has agreed to release the next tranche of funding required to run the State. The latest tranche totals €920m, bringing its total disbursement to date to €19.1bn. It is dreadful that Ireland should be put into this position where we are subjected to regular school reports, but that is the reality we created for ourselves.

If one is angered by the suggestions from the IMF, it would be more appropriate to direct that anger at the Fianna Fáil-dominated governments of the past rather than the IMF.