Sargent to FF: get rid of inept ministers

GREEN Party leader Trevor Sargent has refused to rule out a coalition with Fianna Fáil, but says Bertie Ahern would have to fire a number of ineffective ministers before any arrangement could be considered.

He also said he saw little real difference between the current Fianna Fáil/PD government and the alternative proposed by Fine Gael and Labour.

Any coalition formed after next summer’s election would require Green Party involvement to ensure policies are implemented so that the country could “thrive, not just survive”, he said.