A frontbench Fianna Fáil TD has accused the Taoiseach of "trying to talk up instability" and said he is "bewildered" by Leo Varadkar's demands for talks on reviewing the confidence and supply deal.
Darragh O'Brien also accused Mr Varadkar of playing "ducks and drakes" with the issue with his comments on talks on the renewing the arrangement between the Government and Fianna Fáil.
Asked about the Taoiseach's call for discussions around the deal before the Budget, Mr O'Brien said: "I am absolutely bewildered by all of this."
He added: "Since we entered into confidence and supply, we have done two budgets. We said we would enter into a programme for three.
"Fianna Fáil have done everything we said we would do. We are about stability and about being responsible and I am bemused by the fact that it is the Taoiseach himself who keeps nearly trying to talk up instability. Our party leader has said that of course he will meet the Taoiseach".
He said the confidence and supply deal is very clear in what it says about the talks taking place after the Budget.
The Dublin Fingal TD claimed: "Leo has been playing ducks and drakes with this. I am not sure why he continues to do it. We have shown as a party that we put the national interest in ensuring there is stability in this country.
"We have done two out of three budgets. We will do the third budget subject to our priorities being there around housing and health, which is very important".
He said the review will happen, yet "Leo keeps throwing this stuff out every week and everyone takes the bait on it."
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The Taoiseach said yesterday the Fianna Fáil leader Mícheál Martn has agreed to his invitation to meet to discuss the confidence and supply agreement.
This meeting will take place before the end of the month and a statement will be issued afterwards, he said.
