The Dáil is reconvening this morning after repeated suspensions yesterday.
The Ceann Comhairle has issued a statement in the past few minutes saying she won’t recognise a Dail grouping containing government support in effort to proceed with electing a Taoiseach.
Verona Murphy has written to the Dail’s business committee to say she is seeking confirmatory legal advice on how to recognise the Regional Technical Group in the future
The Dáil will reconvene this morning to elect a Taoiseach after chaotic scenes forced it to be suspended four times yesterday.
It's related to a row over opposition speaking time to a bunch of government-supporting Independents in the Regional Technical Group, including Offaly TD Carol Nolan and Longford Westmeath representative Kevin "Boxer" Moran.
Micheal Martin was expected to be elected Taoiseach yesterday, and he was set to appoint his Cabinet.
However, the Dail barely got past approving the order of business, after the opposition hit out at the Ceann Comhairle for allowing a portion of their speaking time to a group of Independents including Michael Lowry.
The Regional Group have four junior ministries in the new government, and the remaining three plus Danny Healy Rae were trying to take their place in the opposition benches.
It led to explosive scenes in the Dail chamber with the Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy eventually suspending the Dáil for the fourth time until this morning.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says the five largest opposition parties are united in their stance:
If there is some common ground found, Micheal Martin will be elected Taoiseach today, and will appoint his Cabinet this afternoon.
The Dáil reconvenes at 10:30am.
Simon Harris says the Dail must today elect a Taoiseach and get on with the business of Government.
The Fine Gael leader's described as a 'disgrace' the chaotic scenes which yesterday torpedoed what should have been the first day of Micheál Martin's new term in office.
He says the rows, over speaking-time, which led to the Dail being suspended were 'unprecedented and unseemly'.
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