TD Dr Michael Harty denies report he will vote against Government

Independent Clare TD Dr Michael Harty has rowed back from suggesting he had withdrawn his support for the Government.

He said yesterday he does not intend to vote against the Government in key votes, such as budgets or confidence motions.

But this was in contrast to comments he gave to the Sunday Independent, where he suggested he had “withdrawn” support from the Government after he was overlooked for a junior ministry in last week’s appointments. The story said Dr Harty had pulled his support because he was not appointed as a junior minister by Taoiseach Enda Kenny.