Taoiseach hits out at Sinn Féin's €1.4bn spend call

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has hit out at Sinn Féin calls to spend an additional €1.4bn in October’s budget, saying that would lead to another crash.

During sharp exchanges at leaders’ questions, Mr Varadkar said even though EU rules would permit the spending, it would require borrowing and that would be the wrong thing to do.

Sinn Féin’s deputy Dáil leader Pearse Doherty said the crises in housing and health mean the Government should spend the money now.