Paschal Donohoe accused of pulling funds ‘out of the sky’

Fine Gael is undermining the budgetary process by continuously “finding” money for public sector pay deals, it has been claimed.

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has been criticised for failing to fully explain where he will get the €120m needed to finance wage hikes for those in the public service.

Fianna Fáil public expenditure spokesman Dara Calleary accused Mr Donohoe of pulling funds “out of the sky” for the latest pay deal.