7:29PM · 28 FEB 16

Source: RollingNews.ie

The Tánaiste and Labour leader Joan Burton earlier spoke to RTÉ’s Six One News about where it all went wrong for her party.

“Well it’s been a very difficult election for the Labour Party,” she said.

We’ve lost a lot of very good people. The people have recognised that progress has been made but they don’t want Labour in government.

A government will have to be formed. Those parties that have got the votes are now going to have to step up to the plate and look to provide a stable and secure government.

Asked on her own future as leader Burton said she wouldn’t “be saying anything at this point in time until we see all the results”.

Until a new government is formed the existing government will stay on in a caretaker capacity, with the Taoiseach and me as Tánaiste.

I hope that happens in a reasonably speedy timeframe. We’ll know the final outcomes from the election by lunchtime tomorrow I think.

Now we turn to what parties the people have voted for. They need to be able to get a stable government out of this election.

I remain on as Tánaiste until a new government is formed, I won’t be making any decisions in relation to anything until we know the outcomes and until a new government is formed.

She said that “if nothing has been agreed by 10 March we may be asked by the president to carry the current government on in a caretaker capacity”.