There have been heated exchanges all morning in the Dáil between Sinn Féin and the Táinaiste.
During leaders questions, Pearse Doherty asked why the Government made no allocation for extra hospital beds in the budget.
This was refuted, with Micheál Martin outlining the expansion of healthcare services in recent years and plans for increasing staffing levels at hospitals.
However, Deputy Doherty says patients across the country are going to suffer:
Meanwhile, the pair clashed again this afternoon, this time over the defence forces, with Deputy Doherty saying Mr Martin has failed to provide the required investment outlined in the Commission on the Defence Force’s report published last year.
That was rejected by Tánaiste Micheál Martin who says it takes time to build up capital programmes and there are further allocations to come.
This led to tense exchanges between the pair of them, with the Ceann Comhairle having to get involved:
