Statement by Denis Naughten on meetings with An Taoiseach & Deputy Martin
Earlier today (Wednesday 9th March) I had frank discussions with An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, and leader of the opposition Micheal Martin TD on the formation of a new Government.
In the course of both meetings I made it clear that I am more than willing to play my role in assisting in the formation of a stable Government which would be in a position to implement an agreed programme.
I pointed out that a pre-condition to participating in any Government is a fundamental reform of the way in which Dáil Eireann operates, which currently is a 19th Century model dealing with the 21st Century problems.
