INDEPENDENT TD Matt Shanahan says he feels the three Government parties need to deliver on capital projects to keep Sinn Fein from being the majority party in the next Government.

Speaking on the Deise Today programme this morning, the Waterford Dail deputy also said he is planning to run for re-election, as it stands.

But he said his focus currently remains on delivery for Waterford - and if he gets a sense ahead of the next election that Waterford people feel it's time he stood aside, he will consider that.

In a wide-ranging interview with Damien Tiernan, he spoke about being an Independent TD not affiliated to a political party and the challenges of this.

He also claimed he was the first TD in the country to suggest and encourage the use of antigen testing for Covid back in 2020 - and it was rubbished...