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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: The people voted in the last general election-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----and they clearly voted, whether you like it or not-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: It seems the election result never sunk in with people on the opposite side.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: That is just a reality. Therefore, it fell to this side of the House-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----to form a government.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael did not have the numbers.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: You were not really interested in going into government.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: You had no interest at all. You had none. Your manifesto was so threadbare in any detail that it was no wonder.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Labour Party did not want to go into government------

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: The Labour Party did not want to go into government because it was watching you. You are both watching each other. You are both nervous of each other, so therefore you did not come forward.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin did not have the numbers to form a government-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----and Independent Ireland had some issues that we did not find agreement with but at least its members came in and engaged with us in a substantive way. The Regional Independent Group said they wanted to support and facilitate the formation of a government.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: That is not new, by the way. That is not new.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: This has been a feature of our fragmented system.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: Our electoral system has in recent times and will in the future create a fragmented result. The danger in what the Opposition is saying is-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: Say after the next general election in five years' time, a potential government is short three of four TDs. Why would three or four Independent TDs volunteer to facilitate the formation of a government?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: Why would they?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: Why would they do that if it meant-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----that the rest of the Opposition said, "We are going to deny you your rights as TDs if you dare facilitate and support the Government". Looking at it from my perspective-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Micheál Martin: -----and from a constitutional perspective, it is quite an extraordinary thing you are trying to do here which will actually-----