The Taoiseach has condemned one of his backbenchers for remarks he made about asylum seekers.

The Taoiseach has defended the decision by the Minister for Finance to attend a fundraising dinner for Fianna Fail backbencher Noel O'Flynn.

The leader of the Labour Party is calling on the Taoiseach to boycott the election campaign of one of his backbencher's over remarks he made about asylum seekers.