‘I love campaigning’ – Tánaiste says he has ‘no worries’ over upcoming TV debates
Fianna Fáil leader Tánaiste Micheál Martin has “no worries at all” about upcoming television debates and going head-to-head with Taoiseach Simon Harris.
He said he is looking forward to debates because his party will put forward its policies and priorities.
“I love campaigning, I have been about the length and breadth of the country and I will continue to do that,” he said.
He said Fianna Fáil will campaign to reduce prices, on the cost of living on families and households, on housing as well as health.
“We have been the agent of change in housing over the last number of years, we’ve engineered change and new departures in housing policy.”
He said Health Minister Stephen Donnelly’s “radical” interventions on women’s health have been a “game changer”.
“We want safer cities and safer urban areas,” Mr Martin said.
The Foreign Affairs Minister said Fianna Fáil has a “historic mission” on making free schoolbooks for students.
“Our campaign is about the future of Ireland, the future of our society and we’re determined to invest in public services and to create a tax environment which will encourage and nurture enterprise and make us resilient against international turmoil,” he said.
He said Fianna Fáil has “ruled out” government with Sinn Féin.
“We’re very clear they don’t get the economic model, they don’t get the enterprise model, they don’t believe in free trade,” he said.
The party kicked off its campaigning this morning at Merrion Square, where the Tánaiste was joined with TD Jim O’Callaghan as well as general election candidates Mary Fitzpatrick and Catherine Ardagh.
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