#Ploughing16: Education spending a key area for Fianna Fáil in budget talks

Investment in education will be one of Fianna Fáil’s top priorities when they meet Fine Gael to discuss the budget today.

An increased pension and investment in healthcare are also expected to be hammered out at the meetings between the two parties.

Yesterday Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said “everybody is looking for the deal breaker” when it comes to his party’s support for next month’s budget. “The deal breaker for us is fairness and decency,” he said.