Taoiseach denies 'side deals' to shore up confidence motion support
'Most deputies I spoke to felt that it made no sense to have an election now, two years into this Government. They felt that it makes sense to have a Budget, a cost of living package,' Taoiseach Micheál Martin said. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie
The Taoiseach has denied using any "side deals" with independents to shore up support for Tuesday's no-confidence motion in the Government.
The Government easily survived the confidence motion after the opposition seized on the shifting of the Dáil majority when Fine Gael TD Joe McHugh lost the party whip last week.
