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Wed 05 May 2007Taoiseach rules out deal with SF as rivals raise issueThe prospect of a Fianna Fáil government dependent on Sinn Féin moved to the centre of political debate yesterday. As the election campaign neared its end, a range of parties, including Sinn Féin itself, claimed that such a deal would be on the agenda after the election but the Taoiseach and his Ministers again ruled it out.Mr Ahern was adamant that he would not form a government with Sinn Féin but the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern, while also ruling out a deal, said that Fianna Fáil could form a minority government if Sinn Féin gave it unsolicited support.