Paschal Donohoe vows to rein in budget overruns

Minister of Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe has no problem telling colleagues they need to control spending, even if it leads to constant tension, he tells Daniel McConnell

JUST hours after the shock Brexit result was announced, I find myself in the “engine room” of Government, waiting to interview Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe.

His office on the first floor of the dual Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform is compact while imposing at the same time.