John McGuinness: Confidence and Supply deal puts Fianna Fáil 'in a straitjacket'

Micheál Martin has “given the Government a blank cheque. He’s allowed the Government to dictate terms. There isn’t even a document," Fianna Fáil backbencher John McGuinness said.

“This deal puts us in a straitjacket, it is not the right kind of politics,” Fianna Fáil backbencher John McGuinness says of party leader Micheál Martin’s decision to extend the Confidence and Supply agreement to 2020.

“People will feel abandoned by the party. We won’t get the opportunity to raise issues of concern.