Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin denied Niall Blaney's assertion and said all European Parliament election candidates were getting ‘significant’ support

The Fianna Fail leader said there is a need for a serious public debate around the issue.

The Fianna Fáil leader denied the suggestion that the government was afraid to run another plebiscite after a double rejection in March.

Micheál Martin also defended not inviting the Israeli ambassador to his party’s conference in Dublin this weekend.