Voters in Ireland go to the polls on Saturday 8 February in a general election
RTÉ is holding a leaders' debate at its studio in Dublin
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald was a late addition to the debate after RTÉ changed its position
Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil's Micheál Martin are the other two participants
Image source, RTÉThe debate and this page went a bit longer than planned.
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A very interview-type question from RTÉ's presenters.
Micheál Martin jumps in first and said the mistake is that he must stand out against the herd.
("That doesn't sound like a mistake," said presenter David McCullagh)
Mary Lou McDonald said she has a list of mistakes, including the party's last electoral performance.
Leo Varadkar said he makes mistakes all the time. He said he can be too blunt.
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Micheál Martin says: "The idea that you can't change a government because of Brexit, I think, makes absolutely no sense".
"We have the capacity, of course we have."
Image source, RTE"It is ridiculous to suggest there is one brand of politicians who are superior to everybody else."
Leo Varadkar said that his team is the best team to get the best Brexit deal.
"It's only half time," he said.
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Mary Lou McDonald is asked about the death of Paul Quinn, and a request from his mother Breege Quinn for an apology from Sinn Féin Finance Minister Conor Murphy.
In October 2007, the 21-year-old from County Armagh was lured to a shed in County Monaghan where he was killed by a gang of men.
The Quinn family has always blamed the IRA for murdering their son.
Shortly after the attack Mr Murphy said Paul Quinn was involved in smuggling and criminality.
Ms McDonald says that Mr Murphy is aware that his comments caused hurt to the Quinn family, that he apologises and withdraws the remarks and will speak to the Quinn family.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin says he is not "ignoring" Sinn Féin voters.
"We've an honest disagreement on the past, how they are organised and on policy," he says.
Image source, RTÉLeo Varadkar is being questioned about his leadership and management of TDs
The Dara Murphy story is brought under the spotlight.
To remind you, he was the Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central who resigned from the Dáil in December to take up a senior position with the European Commission.
He has been based largely in Brussels for the past two years, where he had a senior role with the European People’s Party (EPP). He had the lowest attendance record in the Dáil and was rarely seen in Leinster House.
Despite this, he still claimed his full parliamentary and travel allowances of €4,300 per month.
"If younger people can put a roof over their head, if they can access affordable childcare.
"If you give them a chance to live, to thrive, to work here on this island, then the demographics will follow," said Mary Lou McDonald.
Micheál Martin says "no one who reaches the age of 65 will be left without a pension".
"It's important that we do give security and certainty to people because there is a lot of worry out there at the moment".
Image source, RTEMr Martin says "demographics won't look after it, we're living longer".
"We have to face up to it"
Leo Varadkar is arguing that Fine Gael's pension plan is the best of the options.
While Fine Gael's manifesto promises are not as ambitious as Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin's plans, he said that his party's is the sensible option.
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Micheál Martin says Sinn Féin have "magicked up" its figures on tax.
He describes the party's tax plans as "anti-jobs and it will undermine our enterprise economy".
Image source, RTEPointing at Mary-Lou McDonald, Micheál Martin says "I want to talk to you about corporation tax".
Mrs McDonald says "You're going to mansplain corporation tax, how very nice of you".
"There is a better way to capture wealth through a wealth tax which exempts agricultural land, a good portion of the family home and that goes after assets that really represent wealth," said Mary Lou McDonald.
Image source, RTÉ"If you are fortunate enough to have an individual income in excess of €140,000, you will be asked to pay a little bit more."
Image source, RTÉLeo Varadkar believes that the wealthy in Ireland "do pay more".
He said that middle income people are the ones who are squeezed.
"At the moment they pay the highest tax rate," he said.