Micheál Martin: “All works cease immediately if human remains are discovered.”

This budget can't be seen in isolation.

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've made my position clear in terms of where I think there can be derogations, and there doesn't need to be a picket.