Barry Ward
speaker
554 appearances
6 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 7 Sep
Barry Ward’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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A 10-year rush.
Yeah, but in terms of putting penalties in place, it's entirely reasonable that there would be consideration, there'd be consultation on that, but that doesn't have to take months or years or anything like that.
It can happen, but just because I don't have the figure today doesn't mean it isn't going to happen.
I don't think so.
I've heard the criticism.
I'm not immune to that criticism.
We are dependent on corporation tax.
It's a legitimate criticism to make.
However, the government has to create a balancing act.
And where there is income available there, that is income that we need to make as part of the budget.
And actually, if you look at the way...
Fine Gael in particular has managed the budget since the crash.
We put the country back on its feet, but also we have managed it very, very well.
It doesn't mean everything's perfect.
It doesn't mean that I'm happy with every aspect of the budget.
But at the end of the day, the job of the Fiscal Advisory Council is to criticise where it sees fit.
But that does not necessarily mean that they're right in the context of political decisions that have to be made around the budget every time.
Morning, David, how are you?
Well, the first thing is I agree with much of what Richard has said.
I'm appalled by the actions of Israel.
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