Pearse Doherty reacts to #Budget2025 - 'This government is incapable of delivering real change'

Budget 2025 has been announced in the Dáil made up of a total package of €8.3bn.

The funding is comprised of €1.4bn in taxation measures and new expenditure of €6.9bn.

Schoolbooks have been made free, vapes will be taxed for the first time and the Universal Social Charge has been cut.

"Today’s Budget is my first and it is also unique in the opportunity it presents to plan, transform and deliver for the future," Finance Minister Jack Chambers said.

"That future is not just about next month, next year or the next decade, it is about ensuring that the children born today in Ireland and every day from here on can live prosperous and fulfilled lives.

"They will enjoy better healthcare, live longer, have better education, more housing and significant infrastructure improvements as a result of the decisions made today.

"But we also need to give hope to young people now and to their families, their parents and grandparents whether living here in Ireland or abroad that the decisions being made today will help them afford a home of their own," he added.

He said Budget 2025 "puts the country on a firm footing for the future" - singling out the areas of housing, energy, water and transport infrastructure.

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe said the Government has agreed the €14.1bn Apple tax money should be used across "water, electricity, transport and housing" as four key pillars.

He added that an investment framework is being developed in coordination with the National Development Plan.
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[pilot]

They could have got rid of local property tax

[choccoman]

Feels like we've heard the same speech from Pearse for the last 4 or 5 years. He seems to oppose everything just for the sake of it.

[tribalque]

Talks about the housing crisis without talking about issues on the demand side of the equation. They wonder why they are crashing in the polls

[TonyM]

You could build another bicycle shed with the 14 billion the gov got in tax.

[Finderskeepers.]

He wants government to build houses. The OPW cant get a bike shed built to budget, how much is the hospital over budget now ?

[finnconaty]

What a load of nonsense. It's such a game. Stop bickering and just solve the issues. Come together and fix the housing problem.

[eric]

your all on here complaining how Pearse Doherty had his speech prepared and keeps repeating himself but Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael had a whole year to prepare this budget and they couldnt even do that. they keep repeating the same mistakes but 10 times worse and their total lack of intrest in helping the irish people, their own people, instead look for ways to take what little we have left and make themselves richer. They have given more rights to foreign national instead of their own irish people, irish businesses are closing down and irish families are left homeless due to high rent cost while foreign people are given homes and rent reliefs for businesses. No matter how many times you all want to complain about Pearse Doherty repeating himself it doesnt make what he says any less true, i dont fully trust sinn fein but what i do know is its time for a change, someone new needs to take over, anyone except Fianna Fall and Fine Gael..and the green party....anyone but the greens

[annmcl]

Well now….Doherty go to his feet with a sheaf of pages in his hand. Clearly these comments/points negatively assessing the Budget released information long before either Jack or Pascal got to their feet. Does he think we are fools. His job is to be constructive and smart in appraising what was offered. He just went on a rant so typical of SINN FEIN…..

[jsheridan]

The government said they will build 10, 000 houses next year, houses for who? Migrants while Irish people remain homeless 😢

[annmcl]

He had his complaints and whinges all written out in a sheaf of papers even before Jack and Pascal got to their feet. He is real whiner and always moaning.

[grlfcgombeenhunter]

Ohh yeah let’s all listen to the shinners 🤦‍♂️.

[peterobrien]

I left construction because the modular homes are extremely poorly built.

Their timber base houses. In a nut shell its log cabbin with brick walls.

[joekennedy]

Pierce Doherty is just painful ! He is negative negative negative on anything the government does. I turn him off when I see him on any media. He just wants to
stoke for the sake of stoking. I'm terrified at the prospect of him being elected to a government position. I wish he would just go away.