Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Wright speaks, on page 5 of the report, about the spending pressures on Government. It states: "These pressures were reflected in the political debate of the day where all political parties were eager to meet public expectations for more and better services." My question is did Mr. Wright encounter any evidence that the then Government was being challenged on a sustained basis by the Opposition parties, for example, in Parliament? Were those parties telling Government that it was not being cautious enough and more prudent fiscal management was required? Did he find any evidence of that or was there a national political consensus? What is Mr. Wright's view?