The Dail is returning early today so that planned excise duty increases can be postponed. But what can it achieve, both in the short term, and the long term?
To discuss with Claire this morning was Peter 'Chap' Cleere is Fianna Fail TD for Carlow/Kilkenny and Richard O'Donoghue is Independent Ireland TD for Limerick County. Also joining Claire was Fionnan Sheehan, Ireland editor of the Irish Independent.
