Irish Government Released Emergency Budget

(7 Apr 09 - RV) The Irish government on Monday delivered an emergency budget speech to the Irish Parliament which hopes to raise 3.5 billion Euros through a combination of new taxes and spending cuts.

Bishop Raymond Field is Chairman of the Commission for Justice and Social Affairs for the Irish Bishops Conference

He spoke to us about who is worst hit and what steps the bishops would like to see put in place to protect society’s weakest...