The Finance Minister doesn’t believe a General Election is on the cards for 2024.
Michael McGrath was in Kilkenny yesterday (Monday) to officially open State Street while he also stopped by the County Council monthly meeting and Tirlán’s new hub in the Abbey Quarter.
Speaking to reporters, including KCLR’s Dean Egan, Minister McGrath had this to say when asked if the country would next be called on to vote on the make up of Government; “I think it’s important when you sign up to being in Government that you fulfill your mandate and that means a five-year term unless exceptional events happen which can happen from time to time but that’s the way our system works TDs are directly elected by the people and then the TDs meet in Dáil Éireann and they elect a Taoiseach and a Government and we will be held accountable at the end of our term for our stewardship, where we have done well and where we can do in the future if we’re given a further opportunity”.
He adds “So I think the election will be in the early part of next year and I think that is the right decision and I think for now it’s about Minister Harris when he comes into the office of An Taoiseach building a very close, working relationship with the Tánaiste and with Eamon Ryan because trust is at the heart of any successful Government arrangement involving more than one party and we’ve three parties here who have worked well together, I think they just have to focus on the issues that are really important to people in their day-to-day lives and for us, as a party, that’s where our focus will remain”.
