Fine Gael

McHugh: Donohoe should have spent more money ahead of Election 2020

Joe McHugh, the former minister for education who plans to retire from politics at the next general election, believes that after the ‘hardship’ of the recession, state funding should have been increased to reflect the improved economic circumstances

Joe McHugh of Fine Gael and former minister for education: ‘I took kind of a non-confrontational approach to politics.’ Picture: Fergal Phillips

Joe McHugh, the former Minister for Education, has questioned why Paschal Donohoe, the Minister for Finance, did not spend more when in government in the run-up to Election 2020.

The Fine Gael Donegal TD recently announced that he is going to retire from politics at the next general election, citing a desire to spend more time with his young family.

In an interview with the Business Post, he discussed his relationship with Leo Varadkar, his ...