Fianna Fail's Justice spokesman today branded Taoiseach Enda Kenny a 'gombeen' who needs to 'grow up'.

Niall Collins told Newstalk Lunchtime with Jonathan Healy that Mr. Kenny's accusation that Fianna Fail was guilty of hipocrisy over the issue of the severance pay due to Alan Shatter.

Deputy Collins said that the Taoiseach needed to act like a statesman:Later in the programme Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Minister Richard Bruton spoke to us about the ninth Action plan on jobs report and Jonathan asked him whether he thought Alan Shatter should accept the severance payment and what he thought about Niall Collins description of the Taoiseach as a "gombeen".