Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

The Taoiseach subsequently said it was his intention to dissolve the Dáil when the budgetary measures had been enacted and that therefore there would be an election, presumably, in February. From news reports this morning it would appear that the Green Party Members have changed their minds again and have now found a new basis on which to prolong the life of the Fianna Fáil-led Government.

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