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Minister Donohoe pays tribute to Deputy Brendan Howlin following his announcement
From Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
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Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, has today (6 October) paid tribute to Labour Deputy, and former Minister for Public Expenditure, Brendan Howlin, who has announced that he will not contest the next General Election:
“Brendan Howlin has done the State such considerable service across his more than 40 years in politics. As the first Minister in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, he was instrumental in shaping the department into what it is today. His time in this department was marked by the many very difficult decisions he had to make in the country’s interest to get our finances back under control. He worked hand in glove with Minister Michael Noonan during one of Ireland’s most difficult periods, and for that we owe him a debt of gratitude.
“I have always found Brendan to be an excellent work colleague and someone whose opinion I valued. He has worked tirelessly for the people of Wexford, as well as the rest of the country, and he will be seen as one of the architects of our recovery from the global financial crisis. I wish him and his family all the very best for the future.”