The Tanaiste, and Minister for Health, Mary Harney, is being urged to clarify the circumstances of a meeting between her predecessor at the Department of Health and its former Secretary General, Michael Kelly.

The Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise says she's disappointed at today's shocking news on the jobs front.

The Tanaiste, Mary Harney, has urged politicians to avoid making racist comments during the general election campaign.

The Tanaiste, Mary Harney says that taxpayers money will not be used to bail out companies here without insurance following the collapse of the UK based Independent Insurance last week.