"Taoiseach says he was "absolutely not" drawing up lists of rebels within his party"
"A Fianna Fáil consensus has emerged that Micheál Martin is safe for now, pending the publication of a presidential election performance review on November 12."
"It follows the Taoiseach insisting on RTÉ Radio 1 yesterday that he did not have "a top-down approach" and was "only a phone call away" from parliamentary party members who wanted to speak with him."
Micheál Martin denied compiling lists of party rebels and said he was "absolutely not" doing so. A Fianna Fáil consensus has emerged that he is secure for the moment, conditioned on the publication on November 12 of a presidential election performance review. Martin told RTÉ Radio 1 that he did not adopt "a top-down approach" and that he remained "only a phone call away" for parliamentary party members who wanted to speak with him. Party unity appears contingent on the review's findings and on ongoing engagement with backbench members.
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