Micheál Martin: “The matter had not been discussed to date and he could not "anticipate what new measures people might put forward at the…”

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

The rate of growth is declining. But to use words like ‘brutal’ is completely over the top, if you don't mind me saying so, and a gross exaggeration.

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…

If that's not a platform for negotiations, I don't know what is.