A local TD has labelled Aontú "bankrupt of ideas."
Minister for Enterprise, Peter Burke was speaking in the Dáil ahead of a motion of confidence in the Tánaiste.
The vote takes place this afternoon after Aontú's tabled a motion of no confidence in Simon Harris next week.
The step was taken off the back Mr Harris' handling of waiting lists for children in need of spinal surgery.
Longford-Westmeath Deputy Peter Burke lambasted Aontú's motion: