Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has said he will step down as party leader if he fails to deliver on the political contract he has promised voters.
Speaking on RTÉ radio' This Week programme this afternoon, Mr Kenny repeated his pledge to step down if he fails to deliver on his political programme while in government.
"If the people give me that mandate, I will deliver it. And, if I fail to deliver it as taoiseach I will not go before them again as taoiseach."
He said the difference between a Fine Gael-led government and the current administration was that his party would deliver on its promises.
"They've made a rash of promises that they haven't delivered upon - that's the difference," he said.
Mr Kenny has asked voters to enter into a five-year contract with his party in which he promised to deliver on every Fine Gael election promise during the lifetime of the next government.
During his ardfheis address last night, Mr Kenny insisted that he would have a moral, democratic and patriotic duty to live up to his side of the corporate-style pact with the electorate.
Mr Kenny pledged to deliver a government of vision and responsibility and in the country's interest. "A government of passion and professionalism. A government that deals with today's problems - and never loses sight of tomorrow's great possibilities."
The ardfheis was run under the theme 'For A Better Ireland'. The national gathering is the climax of eight nationwide rallies fronted by Mr Kenny in Carlow, Carrickmacross, Carrick-on-Shannon, Cork, Dublin, Limerick, Castlebar and Mullingar in preparation for the general election.