Micheál Martin: “So since partition, a lot of divergence across the island because of partition, different systems, education, health…”

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

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

Incomprehensible and wrong

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.