Government ‘can do deal’ with other Independents if current ministers step down

The Government is open to doing deals with other Independents if existing ministers jump ship or the minority administration collapses, Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has said.

In the first hints of how Enda Kenny’s minority government may be salvaged if it falls apart, Mr Creed said that its survival was “inextricably linked” with getting on with a handful of Independents.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, he also said reopening Ireland’s embassy in Iran would be a “game changer” in the post-Brexit climate and allow access to quarter of a billion people.