Exclusive interview: “I’m a realist...you don’t always get what you want”
Mary Mitchell O’Connor has had a bruising time of it lately - but she maintains that her ministerial job is ‘wonderful’
It hasn’t been an easy budget for Mary Mitchell O’Connor. On paper – specifically on the paper produced by her officials – it wasn’t a bad day for the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. Michael Noonan and Paschal Donohoe approved a 10 per cent increase in her department’s capital allocation, bringing it up to €555 million.
Using this, Mitchell O’Connor was able to deliver double-digit percentage increases in many key agencies under ...
