Taoiseach won’t allow record low poll to dictate policy

Fianna Fail’s support has fallen by three points to 20% while Fine Gael’s has fallen by four points to 18%

According to the polling, released today, voter satisfaction with the government is at 31%, down 12 points since April of this year (Brian Lawless/PA)

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he won’t allow policy to be dictated by an Irish Times/Ipsos poll that has shown that voter satisfaction with the Government has fallen to its lowest level since it formed two years ago.

According to the polling, released today, voter satisfaction with the Government is at 31%, down 12 points since April of this year.