The Communications Minister says the government needs to turn its focus to housing, mortgages and tax if itÂ’ is to survive until the next General Election.
Pat Rabbitte was speaking after Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore signalled that Labour wants the coalition to "renew its purpose" - or risk collapse before 2016.
A number of ministers have acknowledged that the government has lost control of the political agenda in the wake of the garda and water charge controversies.
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Pat Rabbitte says it iÂ’s time for a new focus: