{"id":637,"date":"2018-02-19T07:53:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T12:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=637"},"modified":"2018-02-19T08:54:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T13:54:35","slug":"martin-slams-government-over-national-development-program-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=637","title":{"rendered":"Martin Slams Government over National Development Program Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Fianna F\u00e1il leader Miche\u00e1l Martin has described the launch of the National Development Plan as a “cynical measure”.<\/p>\n

It will see \u20ac116bn spent on capital projects such as hospitals and roads over the next decade.<\/p>\n

It was unveiled in Sligo last Friday along with the National Planning Framework which sets out Government’s vision for the country for the next 20 years.<\/p>\n

Mr Martin has questioned the Government’s motive behind the launch.<\/p>\n

He said: “The amount of money that is going to be spent now on newspaper advertisements and all of that promoting the Government, as opposed to the issues.<\/p>\n

“I’ve no problem with advertisements or the media getting some revenue, but what’s going on here is a massive use of taxpayers’ money to promote Fine Gael and to promote the parties in Government.”<\/p>\n

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