A local Sinn Féin senator says the government has 'completely misread' the situation amid the ongoing fuel protests.
It comes as Sinn Féin announced this lunchtime it will be tabling a motion of no confidence in the government/
Party leader Mary Lou McDonald says "the actions of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Independents have been disastrous" and claims "they have lost confidence of the public".
Cavan senator Pauline Tully says the government must be held to account for its response to the crisis:
She also says the resolve is even stronger at local protests now than it was six days ago: