Heritage budgets - Cutbacks are daft
Victims of swinging cuts include St Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork, a decision described by Dean Nigel Dunne as “daft” and “short-sighted”.
Because the state has to borrow €85 billion, due to the greed of unregulated bankers, uncontrolled developers, and unthinking Government ministers, social welfare funding and public services will be decimated. Included among the cuts are the Heritage Department (77%), National Parks and Wildlife (56%), and the Heritage Council (47% following a 30% cut in 2010).