While others have walked away from their responsibilities, the Sinn Fein team will work with the other ministers in partnership to deliver for all the people.
Sinn Fein is an Irish Republican party. We stood in the Assembly election to deliver a prosperous economy and jobs, to protect and enhance public services, support those most in need, and to progress Irish Unity.
The reality is that when Sinn Fein gets into these talks, there will be no more options for armed republicanism, for the IRA.
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The sheer scale of what the Tories are attempting to do is staggering. But Sinn Fein will not agree to this ideologically driven austerity agenda.
We are not going into government with Sinn Fein.
Sinn Fein is committed to promoting and enhancing reconciliation, and in recent years, I and other members of my party have taken a number of significant initiatives aimed to advance this process.
Sinn Fein say, "The British government are buggers".
The position is clear - there is no ambiguity in Sinn Fein's position. We, along with all the other parties, have signed up to a reduced rate of corporation tax of 12.5 % by 2018.
Part of my mission, if I have that opportunity as leader, is to take Sinn Fein on.
Sinn Fein is the fastest growing party on the island of Ireland.
But the fact is that the vast majority of Republicans support the Sinn Fein leadership.
The Prime Minister and the Chief Ministers are one team. The Cabinet Ministers and the State Ministers are another team. The Civil Servants at the Centre and the States are yet another team. This is the only way we can successfully develop India.
Sinn Fein has the potential and capacity to become the vehicle for the attainment of republican objectives.
The British government says that for Sinn Fein to be involved in talks the guns must be left at the door.
The most important thing to say is that Sinn Fein isn't going back to anything. We are a party on the move.