Latest: Coveney says Government should 'tone down rhetoric' and 'get on with the job'

Micheál Martin has said that if the Taoiseach wants an election, he should call one instead of trying to create spurious grounds for it.

Latest: Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said that "we should tone down the rhetoric" around the recent public disagreements in Government and "get on with doing the job".

Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1's Today with Sean O'Rourke programme, Mr Coveney discussed the confidence and supply agreement between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil and whether a general election would be called this year.