Simon Harris "not sure" he would allow fellow candidate John ...
Taoiseach Simon Harris says he isn't sure whether he would allow his candidate John McGahon to join him canvassing in Co Louth.
Taoiseach Simon Harris has expressed doubts over whether he would allow fellow Fine Gael candidate John McGahon to canvass with him in Co. Louth, two days away from the General Election.
Mr McGahon was ordered to pay damages to a man after a fight outside a pub in 2018 following a civil court action.
Video footage of the incident has surfaced on the internet during the election campaign.
Visting Trim this afternoon, Simon Harris was asked if he canvasses in Louth in the dying days of the campaign, whether he would have Mr McGahon join him,
"I'm not sure is the honest answer, John McGahon is a duly selected Fine Gael candidate, he's on the ticket, as is councillor Paula Butterly, and it's up to the people of Louth to decide if they wish to vote Fine Gael which candidate to support. I've made it very clear my view in relation to violence, and I need to reflect on that so I'm not sure is the honest answer."
Addidtionally, the Taoiseach says the issue of how we spend money cannot be the only focus of the general election.
Speaking in Trim this afternoon he said there also has to be a focus on how we make sure we have money to spend in the future, saying this was something that Sinn Fein couldn't explain:
"The leader of Sinn Fein was asked a very direct question last night on the debate, as was Micheál Martin, as was I, and the question's really simple. The question is, if a shock comes to the economy and you can't do everything in your manifesto, what will you not do? The deputy was silent, and the deputy said 'Sure it all needs to be done.' That's not credible. I've been very clear, that if there is a shock to the Irish economy, here's two different things my party will have to do. Firstly, we won't be able to put money into the rainy day fund, because at that stage, it will be raining heavily economically. And the second thing we'd have to do is borrow money for housing."
