Sinn Féin chief negotiator Martin McGuinness has said sources behind a flurry of spying allegations against him are hoping he will be killed.
"I don't have any illusions whatsoever that people who are behind this are hoping that I will be killed," he said.
Mr McGuinness said he was "still very angry" over the allegations which surfaced in Sunday newspapers just over a week ago - but "the important thing is it hasn't worked.
"The amount of support I have received from all over Ireland is absolutely incredible."
He pointed the finger at "a certain element of the DUP", which he accused of setting out to sabotage any agreement on powersharing between DUP and Sinn Féin before the governments' November 24th deadline.
"I am not accusing all the DUP but there is an element who are trying their damndest to prevent any agreement."
However he said he remained "dedicated to the success of the peace process".
During his interview for This Week on RTÉ Radio 1 yesterday, he called on unionist parties to work to bring the activities of loyalist paramilitaries to an end.
"[Ulster Unionist leader] Reg Empey very courageously made a comment, probably the most important comment from any unionist leader in the course of 25 years, when he said that for two decades, unionist leaders were up to their neck in loyalist paramilitaries and using them and I think that represents a huge challenge to the DUP as what we have said in Sinn Féin for years is that unionist politicians have responsibility to bring the activities of loyalist paramilitaries to an end."
He said today's committee meeting for restoring devolution would test the DUP's intent to form a government but he denied feeling low about the prospects of powersharing.
"I never have low moments because I believe what we are doing is right and I can rationalise and work out for myself why for example the DUP are afraid to share power . . .
"There are people within the DUP who cannot bring themselves to recognise that Ian Paisley as first minister and Martin McGuinness as deputy first minister is the future," the Sinn Féin chief negotiator said.