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Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have met to discuss Government formation, as well as separately meeting with the Social Democrats.

The Social Democrats will hold a parliamentary meeting today, with a decision likely to be made by the end of this week on its approach to government formation talks, while talks between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are to resume.

Ahead of formal talks with the two coalition parties, the nine TDs in the Regional Group expect support for Ms Murphy who is their nominee for the powerful position of Ceann Comhairle

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will begin full negotiation talks for forming the next Government today. The two parties' deputy leaders, Jack Chambers and Helen McEntee, met last night to discuss the structure for today's negotiation talks.

Helen McEntee's controversy-plagued tenure as Minister for Justice appears to be coming to an end as Fine Gael do not regard ceding the portfolio to Fianna

Minister for Finance says it would likely be at least January before a new coalition government is put together

Fine Gael deputy leader Helen McEntee met with her Fianna Fáil counterpart Jack Chambers to discuss the structure and format for the talks

Ivana Bacik held separate meetings with Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris and Tanaiste and Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin on Tuesday.