Taoiseach wants guarantee Fianna Fáil will back Govt in any confidence vote

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar wants a guarantee that Fianna Fáil will back the coalition in any Dáil confidence vote because of “dissidents” in the opposition party.

Mr Varadkar has also dismissed a suggestion by Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin that there should be an orderly wind down of the Dáil in any new pact on agreeing a general election date for the New Year.