IF size matters, then this week’s Budget 2021 truly lived up to all the expectations that the Government would effectively roll out a massive security blanket to protect the economy.

In all, the figures are absolutely eye-watering as a Budget of €17,750,000,000 was announced on Tuesday by the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe. The numbers reeled off before the Dail were staggering: €10.1 billion for capital infrastructure, €8.5 billion to combat coronavirus and a €3.4 billion recovery fund were among the headline supports.