Criticism of Ireland's €915m EU grant 'latent Euroscepticism'

Fine Gael's Neale Richmond said that criticism of the allocation was 'latent Euroscepticism' and that Ireland's share was appropriate. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

The Government has been forced to defend Ireland's "very small" allocation of €915m from a €750bn EU recovery fund after criticism from opposition politicians.

The Government yesterday launched its National Economic Recovery Plan which includes more than €3.5bn in spending supports and just under €1bn from the EU's recovery fund which it is hoped will help kick start a jobs-led economy.