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How to spend it, TDs’ boundary obsession, robust discussions
Cormac McQuinn and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to discuss the week in politics:
- How should the Government use this year's forecast €10 billion budget surplus?
- TDs are obsessed with what the new Electoral Commission will do to constituency boundaries. History shows they have good reason.
- Secretary general at the Department of Health Robert Watt's appearance at the Oireachtas finance committee did the opposite of putting the story about Dr Tony Holohan's botched appointment to bed.
Plus the panel pick their IT stories of the week:
- Ciara O'Brien on a big week in the world of Elon Musk
- Naomi O'Leary writing about free public transport in Luxembourg. It is popular but are people in their cars less? Find out here.
- Harry McGee on Eamon Ryan's strong opposition to Dublin Port's development plans.
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Published on 2 years, 8 months ago