Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told a media briefing that the Government's core objective is to make life better for working families.
The Taoiseach outlined plans to increase shared parental leave in the budget, with legislation to introduce paid parental leave for fathers due by September.
He said that homelessness is also a real priority, with a draft strategy expected by the end of the month.
Mr Kenny said he has had formal bilateral meetings with ten ministers about their own priorities.
Asked about his future he said he had no other thoughts on his mind other than implementing his very heavy Programme for Government.
He said Independent TD Shane Ross, who had described him as a 'political corpse', now realised he was very much alive.
The Taoiseach has also said the upcoming Brexit referendum was an immediate concern, saying Ireland had a valid interest in its outcome.
Responding to questions, Mr Kenny said the outcome depended on turnout; the polls which were favouring the Leave campaign had failed to predict the outcome of the UK general election, he said.
If the electorate decided to leave the subsequent negotiations would be lengthy and complex, but he said he had no idea of what the attitude of the other members of the European Union would be to Ireland's relations with the UK.
He said he would not be lecturing the British electorate but would be unashamedly telling the Irish community that our interests lay in the UK remaining in the EU.
Mr Kenny said the restoration of the border between the Republic and North would be one danger but there would undoubtedly be more bureaucracy and paperwork for trade with Northern Ireland.
He said he would be happy to meet presumptive US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump if he came to Ireland and he would be happy to discuss his views on race and immigration.
The Taoiseach said he had been very clear that some of Mr Trump's comments had been as he had described them in the Dáil as "racist" and "dangerous".
Donohoe says there has been consultation on reform
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, has said there has been extensive consultation by the Garda Commisioner on the five-year reform plan for the force.
Mr Donohoe said it was very important that the plan delivered.
He added that he had not received or seen any communication from the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors on the matter of pay, but he said the Government is engaging with them at an official level.
He said the Lansdowne Road Agreement offers the only framework to deal with this matter.
