Nothing may ever look the same again for powerful departments
IT PASSES unnoticed in the chatter that probably the most powerful economic influence in the State is just off-stage in the wings as political talks gather pace. It seems we may have a new government next week. It is not certain, and matters could drift into the week after. But the 32nd Dáil will likely facilitate government formation.
The Department of Finance, more accurately the nexus of it and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, has incredibly high stakes in the negotiations. It would in any talks to form a government.
