Fine Gael TDs round on Paschal Donohoe for not spending earlier

Finance minister Paschal Donohoe in his office at the Department of Finance on Merrion St, Dublin. Picture: Moya Nolan

Finance minister Paschal Donohoe has been on the receiving end of some internal criticism from his Fine Gael party colleagues for not spending big last year ahead of the general election.

At an online meeting of the parliamentary party, frustration was voiced after Mr Donohoe’s budget presentation at his refusal to release more spending last year and in previous years, despite overseeing a splurge of €17.7bn in additional spending this year.