Fine Gael's figures leave a black hole, says Fianna Fail

Fianna Fail has accused the main opposition of telling fibs.

Minister of State Seamas Brennan insists Fine Gael’s figure for implementing their Government plans is miscalculated. He maintains that the plans don’t add up and leave a black hole of six and a half billion euro.

The claim was made at Fianna Fail’s launch of its Agriculture, Food and Rural Development document.

Mr Brennan says that Fine Gael will ruin the country’s finances and return Ireland to a third world basket case economy. Fine Gael have not yet reacted to these accusations.