63 days on from a General Election in which the electorate rejected Fine Gael and Labour, a deal that will enable the same old faces to perambulate the Dáil corridors has been reached today.
Both parties have now released statements, following a ‘provisional’ deal agreed during the day. A parliamentary meeting will be held soon, to outline the particulars of a minority government going forward. Such meeting is likely to take place on Wednesday.
A statement read: “Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have reached a political agreement to facilitate a Fine Gael-led minority government.
“Both Party Leaders are now being briefed, extensive drafting has to be done and then Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will hold separate parliamentary party meetings to outline the details of the confidence and supply arrangement.