Micheal Martin and Simon Harris just held an hour-long “successful” meeting in governmental talks to form the 34th government.
Political parties are preparing to ramp up their efforts next week to reach an agreement on a new coalition government, reports Breaking News.
This comes amid rumours of disagreements on policy between Fianna Fáil, which topped the general election, and its former coalition partner Fine Gael.
The Dáil is scheduled to convene on December 18th, but it remains uncertain whether political negotiations will result in a new coalition government by that time, reports Breaking News.
Although Fianna Fáil clearly won the recent election with 48 of the 174 seats, ahead of Sinn Féin with 39 and Fine Gael with 38, no party has enough seats to independently form a government.
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and the Green Party were responsible for the previous coalition government, reports Breaking News.
Fianna Fáil TD and Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler mentioned that she expects her party leader and Tánaiste Micheál Martin to meet with Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach Simon Harris on Monday.
During an appearance on RTÉ’s The Week In Politics programme, she expressed her hope for a “strong, stable, and secure government,” stating that she would be “quite happy to collaborate with my Fine Gael colleagues again.”
She said: “I’ve worked with them for the last four-and-a-half years and we worked very, very well together, we delivered the majority of our programme for government. We’re just starting into the talks now, my understanding is that the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste are going to meet tomorrow,” reports Breaking News.
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