Irish MEPs call for cross-party budget planning

IRISH MEPs have hinted that there could be co-operation and cross-party support on the difficult four-year budgetary plans ahead.

Speaking in Brussels yesterday, Fine Gael MEP Gay Mitchell said Opposition parties needed to assist the Government on stabilising the country’s finances.

Mr Mitchell said a lifting of the party whip system in the Dáil could see Opposition politicians agreeing on budgetary reforms.