Budget 2025: Tánaiste hits out at 'mischief', saying €15 welfare hike was never proposed

'I’m bemused by the entire thing,'Micheál Martin said

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said there was 'phony spinning' over any increase to social welfare rates by €15, describing it as 'completely overplayed'.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has suggested a €15 hike in social welfare rates was never proposed, saying €12 had been “stitched in” since the summer.

Mr Martin said there was “phony spinning” over any increase to social welfare rates by €15, describing it as “completely overplayed”.