McGrath: Backbenchers likely to pass Budget

Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath has said he does not foresee a situation where a group of Fianna Fáil backbenchers vote against the Budget.

Deputy McGrath, who was expelled from the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party for abstaining from voting on the Stag Hunting Bill, said backbenchers are holding meetings with the Finance Minister ahead of the Budget to thrash out any concerns.