Irish Examiner view: Money cannot solve every political issue

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe and Minister for Finance Michael McGrath deliver the Government's summer economic statement.

The moral of the century-old ditty ‘I’ve Got Sixpence, Jolly, Jolly Sixpence’ was that if the singer was too profligate with loaning and spending then there would not be enough left for family upkeep.

Perhaps this was what Paschal Donohoe, the Minister for Public Expenditure, had in mind when he said Budget 2024 will be “big” while he and Finance Minister Michael McGrath remain cautious about managing the public finances prudently.