Marian Harkin

And Michael's decision is the one that's obviously all over the news and people are interested in.

But he's given his explanations.

He said what he said.

As I said, the hints were there before that.

For anyone who looks back, we can see they were very clear.

Because their deal was totally separate.

It was a heliarray package with the Taoiseach.

And how that turned out or what happened, that's between Michael and the Taoiseach.

Yes, you're right.

Some, I mean, look...

In all of this, we talk about some of the detail.

We can never forget that there are so many people out there that are hurting and that are in real trouble and under real pressure.

And I suppose one of the few small little positives is this.

This morning, I'm getting reports from people about the price of diesel coming down under two euro a litre.

I know that's still an outrageous amount of money, but stuff is happening.

And that makes a huge difference to many people.

Something shifted last week.

This wasn't just another protest.

And I fully recognise that.

And it's up to government to respond to that in the best way we can.