Labour has accused Micheál Martin of avoiding the question of who he and Fianna Fáil would go into coalition with.

Minster for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin also claimed that Mr Martin becomes aggressive when asked about it.

It comes as Sunday Times poll shows Fine Gael would have enough seats to govern again if they struck a coalition partnership with Fianna Fáil.

Minster for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin, has said the question of Fianna Fáil's political alliances is the most important question to be answered in the remainder of the campaign: “What Government will he and Fianna Fáil form?

“He has been repeatedly asked that, but he has never given a clear answer.

“Who will you go into Government with?

“As soon as you ask him that question he gets aggressive, he has never answered the question, which has been repeatedly put.

“And it is a question that all parties are required to answer.

“As we enter this last week of campaigning, that question is really the most pertinent one.”