Support for the coalition has fallen in the first opinion poll since the budget.

While Fine Gael goes up up 2 to 30% in the Red C survey for the Sunday Business Post, Labour support drops 3 to 7% leaving the coalition in a worse position despite the first giveaway budget since before the economic crisis.

Fianna Fáil goes up 2 points to 20% while Sinn Fein remains unchanged on 16%.

Independents and others are down 1 to 27%.

This includes the greens and Renua on 2% each, while the social democrats and anti austerity alliance with people before profit on 1% each.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will be breathing a sigh of relief tonight that he didn't call a November election, but Tánaiste and Labour leader Joan Burton will be questioning a 7% support level - the same as when the party replaced Eamon Gilmore as leader.