Little response to Martin’s ‘vested interest’ comment

THERE was huge reluctance by government and business yesterday to respond to the claim by the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin that money given to politicians comes with a tag.

“No money is given without some sort of vested interest,” the archbishop declared in an interview.

The economy was not run by the State — it was run by business that had an interest in a particular type of framework, he said.