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Opposition leader Mich\u00e9al Martin has insisted that his party wants to honor and fulfill the confidence and supply agreement deal with the Government.<\/p>\nOpposition leader Mich\u00e9al Martin has insisted that his party wants to honor and fulfill the confidence and supply agreement deal with the Government.<\/p>\n
The Fianna F\u00e1il leader spoke just days after he launched an attack against Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, in which he described him as \u201cprickly\u201d and \u201cauthoritarian\u201d.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Mr Martin said that communication on the confidence and supply arrangement is ongoing and that he plans to meet the Fine Gael leader in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very clear we want to honor and fulfill the confidence and supply agreement,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very clear that we are willing to engage in budget negotiations and we will,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome time ago I raised questions about the slow pace, particularly from the Department of Public Expenditure, in sanctioning posts for the Dail budget office and I think that has slowed down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Martin said that negotiations on October\u2019s budget will take place before a review of the confidence and supply agreement.<\/p>\n
When asked about his party\u2019s position on the Irish border, he said that \u201cwe should plan to for every scenario\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes sense and is prudent to always prepare for every eventuality. They key issue is the east\/west relationship,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe British government has said it doesn\u2019t want a hard border, we have said we don\u2019t want a hard border.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat has changed, of course, is that people thought that would be resolved last March, people thought it would be resolved at the June EU summit, the Taoiseach has had to change stance on that, and so has the Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney, because it obviously wasn\u2019t resolved.\u201d<\/p>\n