Micheál Martin: “The sort of energy credits for everybody, I can't see the capacity being there to do that”

I was involved in these issues in the previous government and agreement was hammered out at that stage - an agreement was arrived at, and we want to do well by honouring that agreement on all sides.

We will be growing expenditure this year. There's no cuts here.

I genuinely believe that dialogue is the way. I've always believed in dialog, and I think dialogue is the way to resolve this situation.

The Government was leaning towards a pause on carbon tax on home heating oil for the lifetime of the Government.