Ministers' areas get more investment [Irish Times]
- Published: 18 October 2009
CAPITAL SPENDING: CONSTITUENCIES WHERE the sitting TDs include Government Ministers receive higher infrastructure spending per head of population than those without, according to research findings presented to the conference.
A study of the allocation of the government's capital spending budget between 2001 and 2007 by former Irish Times economics editor Jane Suiter found that constituencies represented by the minister for finance over the period were more likely to receive higher allocations for the building of sports clubs.
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