Brian O'Connell

The government still handily won a vote of confidence in the Dáil, but is this a portent of a splintering of support as the economic clouds turn darker by the minute?

To find out how Michael Healy Ray's decision to surrender his junior ministerial position is going down in his Kerry constituency, Brian O'Connell has been to Killarney this morning.

Mixed views there in Kerry where there are two more opposition TDs this morning.

Well, last night a €505 million package was passed in the Dáil.

But will the reductions be passed on?

Will it ease costs and will it be extended beyond July?

For more on this, I'm joined in studio by Colm Brophy, Minister of State for Migration and Fine Gael TD for Dublin South West and on the line by David Cullinan, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford.

Good morning to you both.

You're very welcome.

Minister, whatever else one can say about Michael Healy-Ray, he knows which way the wind is blowing.

The fact that he pulled out of this government suggests that there is a serious backlash against you out there in the country.

Do you really think you can survive the full term?

Are any of the other independents probably?

It happens because there's multinational corporations giving us huge amounts of corporation tax, which could disappear like snow off a ditch in the morning.

And your confidence that the government can last its full term to whatever it is, three and a half years?

OK, we might come back to Fine Gael's working relationship with Jim O'Callaghan a little bit later in the interview.

But I want to bring in David Cullinan.

Good morning to you, Deputy.

Good morning.

Pretty disastrous week for the government.