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A day of unexpected political drama is in prospect after the Government tabled a Dáil motion of confidence in Tánaiste Simon Harris.
The motion is an apparent bid to offset the risk of a debate on disabilities next week, the final week of campaigning in the presidential election.
As Jack Horgan-Jones and Sarah Burns report, it comes after Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín said on Tuesday that his party would next week table a no-confidence motion in Mr Harris over controversies in Children’s Health Ireland and waiting times for scoliosis surgery.
Such a motion is usually replaced by a motion of confidence in a Minister put down by the Government.
Late on Tuesday, party whips were informed that the Coalition will put down a confidence motion in Mr Harris at 1.12pm on Wednesday, with a vote to follow at 3.30pm.
The move comes amid c
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