Harris survives but Government put on notice

The Government has been warned it has been put on "notice to quit" and urged to begin "an orderly wind-down" of the coalition despite Health Minister Simon Harris narrowly surviving a no confidence motion in his tenure.

Opposition parties issued the threat after the Dáil voted by 58 votes to 53 for Mr Harris to continue in office - just one more than the bare minimum needed for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to continue the confidence and supply deal.