Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government refers to "all parties and groupings party to the Government". My question is simple. Which groupings are party to the Government and what agreements exist with them? Elsewhere, the programme for Government refers to support resources being made available to "others who support the Government". Who is being referred to there? Am I right in assuming that the groupings referred to are the Lowry group and the Healy-Rae group and that the others being referred to are those members of those groups who are not Ministers or Ministers of State in the Government? What agreements exist? Is there an agreement that those members who are not in the Government will vote with the Government throughout the course of the term or is it the case that they will vote on a case-by-case basis? Are there any other aspects to this agreement that the House should be aware of? Are there any other agreements in relation to Government support?

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