Kevin Doyle

Now, whether or not that's still intact, I don't know.

He has to serve his time here.

When he gets out, we'll see where he goes.

Today on this IndoDaily Extra, the government is a minister down.

Michael Healy-Ray has announced his resignation from government as Minister for State for Forestry, Farm Safety and Horticulture in a sudden shock statement in the Dáil.

It means the fuel crisis is far from over for the government.

Fionnán Séann is here with me.

Fionnán,

I said to you when this government was formed that Michael Healy-Ray would not last a year as minister.

He has lasted a year and 81 days.

I was wrong.

Got a bit of abuse at that point.

protest as well.

Which is unusual for the Healy Rays and Kerry.

You mentioned, Fiona, that the government or the Taoiseach presumably only found out a few minutes before he went into the Dáil chamber and announced this.

Interestingly, in his short speech, and it was a short speech because that way he had to use the time allotted,

He took a swipe at the Taoiseach and implied that it was Micheál Martin who hasn't been listening to the people more than anybody else.

I thought that was interesting.

Well, notably, the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste were both gone from the chamber.

They weren't actually sitting there when Michael Healy-Ray landed it out there.