Taoiseach denies breaching 'Constitutional duty' to inform Dáil of government spending

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has denied breaching his “Constitutional duty” to inform the Dáil of government spending this year-despite knowing of overruns for the €1.4bn children's hospital.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has denied breaching his “Constitutional duty” to inform the Dáil of government spending this year, despite being aware of overruns for a €1.4bn children's hospital.

Labour leader Brendan Howlin made the charge against the Fine Gael leader, also claiming Mr Varadkar was incredibly "ignorant" when it came to the Budget process.