The Tánaiste has claimed opposition parties will find it difficult to form any coalition after the next government because none of them can agree with each other.

Joan Burton says there's now eight opposition groupings in the Dáíl, but none of them seem prepared to work together to offer a stable government.

Her comments follow those of Labour's former leader Eamon Gilmore who says Labour is getting too much of the blame for the difficult decisions made in government.

The Tánaiste says re-electing Fine Gael and Labour is the only way to be sure of stable government, because they're the only parties who can work together: