Calls for Martin to quit likely to fail

OPPOSITION leaders have insisted Enterprise Minister Micheál Martin should resign because of issues raised in the Travers Report.

Fine Gael, Labour and the Greens are expected to table a motion of no confidence in the minister, but it is unlikely to succeed, the Government having the necessary numbers in the Dáil to defeat it.

The reality is that the report largely appears to exonerate the minister even though there are several key issues which remain unresolved.