Taoiseach urges public to consider government formation when voting

The Taoiseach has said he wants the public to consider who will form a “stable government” when they are voting, asking whether the country would want to have “50 or 60” independent TDs in the Dáil.

Simon Harris said it is not his place to tell people who to transfer their vote to but urged them to consider the make-up of the government after the election.

The public will go to the polls on Friday, and decide the political landscape for the next few years.

Speaking to the PA news agency on Thursday, Mr Harris said: “The point I am making is… of course I am asking people to vote for my party, to vote Fine Gael, and in the areas where we are running more than one candidate to continue your vote for the rest of the Fine Gael candidates.

“But I am also very conscious that, when the election is over, whatever people decide is the decision, it is important that a stable government can be formed, and I have been making the point to people that my party has shown the…