Watch: Mary Lou McDonald reacts to the Taoiseach’s interaction with a care worker in Kanturk

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald  suggested that after 14 years in Government, Fine Gael has forgotten that the decisions that are taken at the Cabinet table actually have lived consequences out on the ground.

"They don't listen, they don't respond, and they seem to think, astonishingly, that people ought to be grateful for their efforts, rather than hearing, reflecting and changing," she told reporters.