Tánaiste opens the door for pre-Christmas election

Tánaiste Micheal Martin: People would need to work through the timelines around critical pieces of legislation. Picture: Stephen Collins

The Tánaiste has opened the door for a pre-Christmas election, but has said that key legislation must be passed.

Government sources have said that Finance Minister Jack Chambers has not yet been asked to accelerate the passage of the finance bill, which was debated in the Dáil on Wednesday.