Taoiseach Micheál Martin has insisted he will lead Fianna Fáil into the next general election.
He also rejected suggestions of any internal leadership challenge following a week of criticism from Fianna Fáil backbench TDs, reports The Mirror.
Recently, three of the party’s youngest TDs issued a letter expressing “real and deep concern” over the handling of recent fuel price protests.
This was followed by further unease from other party members over the Government’s response to the recent protests and blockades.
Speaking to media in Dublin recently, Martin said he had a mandate and had only been elected as Fianna Fáil leader a year and a half ago.
“I will fulfil my mandate and lead into the next set of elections,” he said, reports The Mirror.
“Anybody who knows me, any members of the parliamentary party know that I’ve knocked on doors with them on streets, and I have to be very strongly assertive on this point, I’ve been elected in many elections, I’m very connected to people…
“I’m on the ground almost permanently, on a seven day a week basis, and I will continue to engage with my parliamentary party, we continue to seek new ways to broaden and structure engagement better.
“The sense across the party is very supportive and very warm,” reports The Mirror.
“We have a war situation in the Middle East, which has created a lot of pressure on families and on people,” he said, reports The Mirror.
“I think our role and our objective is to seek ways to try and structurally alleviate the pressures on people because I think we have to accept the fact that there will be perhaps further shocks, we hope that the dialogue will continue in the Middle East and we get a resolution and an end to the war,” reports The Mirror.
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