Coalition ‘nearly collapsed’ over Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund
The Infrastructure, Climate and Nature (IFN) Fund was a “red line” issue for the Greens, Roderic O’Gorman has said, after a party colleague revealed that the Government nearly collapsed at the time.
Mr O’Gorman said the period of negotiations with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in 2023 was a “tense” and “very difficult time”.
He did not deny that Green ministers had threatened to walk out of Government.
The 3.15 billion euro state investment fund is a vehicle for investing in infrastructure, climate and nature projects until 2030, sourced from windfall corporation tax profits.
It comes after a Green junior minister claimed that the Government almost collapsed due to Fianna Fáil’s position on budget negotiations over the IFN Fund.
On Saturday, Green Party minister Ossian Smyth claimed Fianna Fáil had to be…
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