Verona Murphy decided that government-d TDs cannot be considered as of the opposition.

The Dáil Reform Committee is meeting ahead of the return of the parliament on Wednesday.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said it is not a black-and-white issue and said he would not be ‘browbeaten’ into upending Dáil principles

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald said the proposed hybrid technical grouping was ‘Alice in Wonderland stuff’.

The plant hire established by Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae accepted liability for the death of Joanne Davies in seven High Court cases taken by her children

The Regional Independent Group has the "air of a political party about them" and are likely to be stable partners for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, according to a political commentator

Micheal Martin is set to replace Fine Gael leader Simon Harris as Taoiseach when the Dáil meets on Wednesday

The Kerry TD is set to be a junior minister in the Government, with the Programme for Government agreed between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and a number of Independent TDs.

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Kerry Independents Danny Healy-Rae and Michael Healy-Rae have indicated they could the government in votes, further strengthening their majority

The plant hire and civil engineering company owned by the Independent Kerry TD enjoyed a record year

The Healy-Rae brothers, who are independents and make up two of the five TDs in Kerry, have ruled out ing a rural party

New s filed by Deputy Healy Rae’s Roughty Plant Hire Ltd show that accumulated profits increased by €90,333 from €602,276 to €692,609 in the 12 months to the end of April last.

New figures lodged by Healy-Rae Plant Hire Ltd with the Companies Office show that the firm’s 2021 post tax profits increased by €326,979 or 44pc from €743,244 in 2020 to €1.07m.

For the first time in living memory, the goat was taken down yesterday amid concern for his welfare in the heat.