Micheál Martin: “That's a very serious issue. The gardaí are pursuing that matter and we await developments on that.”

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.

I believe that parliamentary democracy matters. People may criticise it and so on, but it's not a routine sort of service. It is the expression of the democratic will of the people in parliament. I think that matters, and that should be…

This budget can't be seen in isolation.

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