Minister for Education Norma Foley has said negotiators from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are “doing all they can” to put in place a government by 22 January.
Ms Foley – who is on the Fianna Fáil negotiating team – said there is an “absolute determination” among all those involved to agree a programme for government that can last for five years.
“We really want to get this done. We want the work to be done, we want it to be sustainable and the target is the 22nd of January if at all possible ” she told RTÉ’s Saturday with Colm O Mongain.
Speaking on the same programme, Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon – who is on his party’s negotiation team – said there is…