Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he welcomes next week's motion of no confidence in the Government as an "opportunity" to lay out its achievements to date.
Mr Martin described the motion put down by Sinn Féin as a "classic sort of strategy from an opposition perspective".
"The plan is to reaffirm confidence in the government," Mr Martin told a press conference at the British Irish Council in Guernsey.
"It's last week of parliament and it's a sort of classic sort of strategy from an opposition perspective.
"It's an opportunity and I welcome the opportunity to lay out the government's achievements to date."
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald confirmed her party would lodge the motion, saying the Government was "out of time, out of ideas" and that she wanted to bring the Coalition's tenure to an end.
The motion will be tabled next week before the Dáil goes into recess, with the vote currently slated for Tuesday.
It comes after the Government lost its majority in the Dáil on Wednesday night.
The Government now has 79 TDs, which is one short of what is required for a clear majority.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Ms McDonald said: "This Government has lost its majority. It can certainly cobble together majorities for votes on a one-by-one basis, but two years on we believe this Government has run out of road.
"They're out of time, they're out of ideas. We think it is important now that not just Sinn Féin as the leaders of opposition, but the entire opposition, including independent TDs, hold them to account, and bring their tenure to an end."
She said the Government was "out of touch" in relation to its handling of a scheme for people affected by defective concrete blocks.
Ms McDonald also said families are struggling in a cost-of-living crisis and inflationary spiral. She said areas like housing "have gotten so much worse".
"Each individual member of the Dáil will have to reflect on the performance of this Government," she said.
Today we lodge of motion of no confidence in government. This government has lost its parliamentary majority, failed to tackle the cost of living and housing crises. This government is out of touch and out of time. We need a government that puts workers and families first.
— Mary Lou McDonald (@MaryLouMcDonald) July 8, 2022
Ms McDonald said she will talk to colleagues in the Dáil about the vote "but ultimately each has to take responsibility, ultimately every elected member of the Dáil has to take responsibility for the position that they adopt.
"And ultimately, each will. And no doubt some may consider that it's better to hang on in and not to face the electorate at this juncture."
She said Independent TDs have to make "a very important" decision on whether to support the no confidence motion.
"They need to ask themselves: who will they stand with?," Ms McDonald said.
"Will you stand with the people and the communities and families across this State who have been so badly let down?
"Or will you go along with more of the same?"
Ms McDonald said the Coalition was responsible for a "litany of failure" and had lost its Dáil majority as a result.
She said those elected to the Dáil "need to think long and hard".
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Labour and Soc Dems to vote against government
Labour and the Social Democrats will join the six members of the Rural Independent Group to vote against the Government when Sinn Féin tables its motion next week.
Independent TD Michael Collins said: "We are, at present, seeing the brain death of the current Irish Government.
"The cause of this malaise is pure arrogance and greed for power and personal privileges."
The Rural Independent Group is led by Mattie McGrath and includes Michael Healy-Rae, Danny Healy-Rae, Carol Nolan and Richard O'Donoghue.
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD said he will not support the Government in the vote.
"People have had enough. The government's Dáil majority is collapsing. We need change now," he said.
Labour said this afternoon that it will support the Sinn Féin motion too.
A Labour spokesperson said: "The Labour Party has never had confidence in this government to address the serious issues our people are facing in housing, childcare and the spiralling cost of living.
"We believe it's time for change, and we are putting forward a positive programme of constructive change."
The Social Democrats have also signalled their support for the motion.
A party spokesperson said: ""On the cost-of-living crisis, housing and healthcare this government is failing - and it will continue to fail.
"We need a change now, before any more damage is done."
The Government believes it will defeat the motion, with Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney describing the motion as unhelpful given the challenges that the country faces.
Motion 'unhelpful'
Minister Coveney said he believes the Government will win the confidence vote, despite no longer having a Dáil majority.
He claimed Sinn Féin is just trying to be disruptive in order to to undermine the Coalition.
The minister said he has spoken to many Independent TDs and "many of them are responsible when it comes to important votes. They see the importance of stability and they don't want a general election".
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Claire Byrne, Mr Coveney said: "There's one week left in in the Dáil term.
"They [Sinn Féin] will want to be as disruptive as they can be. They'll want to try to undermine the Government and its position.
"I think that's unhelpful, to put it mildly, given the challenges that the country faces at the moment."
He said that Sinn Féin is doing what "an aggressive opposition party does. They see weaknesses that they want to try to exploit and expose".
Minister for Finance Pascal Donohoe said Sinn Féin was only interested in creating a culture of instability "at a time in which we can see the dangers of instability elsewhere".
Speaking during a visit to O'Devaney Gardens, Mr Donohoe said families need to see homes being built but Sinn Féin is interested in "creating an atmosphere of challenge and uncertainty".
He said the Government recognised the challenges that so many face at the moment, but they were interested in helping "not sowing the seeds of division."
Earlier, Independent TD for Clare Michael McNamara said he was not going to vote confidence in the Government.
Mr McNamara said the Government is "failing to tackle the issues that it can control".
