Next government
A deal has been reached to form the next government.
The leaders of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens have signed off on a programme for government in the last hour.
After marathon talks over the weekend the leaders of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens met this morning to finalise a programme for government.
Deal Done! A programme for government has been agreed between the leaders of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens.
— Seán Defoe (@SeanDefoe) June 15, 2020
Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin is expected to become the Taoiseach until 2022 - with Leo Varadkar to take over after him:
There's some significant wins for the Greens.
They include a 7% annual reduction in carbon emissions.
A two to one ratio of spending on public transport ahead of new road development.
There will also be a €1 million a day spent on cycling and walking.
The programme promises 50,000 new social homes over the lifetime of the government.
The document also promises a referendum on the right to housing.
The document has been sent to the parliamentary party ahead of the first meetings to debate it this evening.
It then has to go to the party memberships for an approval process likely to take two week.
