Micheál Martin is set to return to the office of Taoiseach for the second time, with TDs gathering in the Dáil chamber. The news comes after weeks of speculation and rumors regarding the distribution of ministerial portfolios. There has been a recent disruption in the Dáil with the Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy facing criticism from opposition members.
Politics Key Takeaways: TDs return to the Dáil chamber Welcome to the Business Post’s coverage of the election of a new Taoiseach with Micheál Martin set to return to office for the second time
15.45 - ‘There is no rush or urgency in this government’ - Peadar Tóibín Speaking to RTÉ news, Áontú head Peadar Tóibín said that the party moved to a new technical group as “nobody was willing to share their speaking rights” with them. 15.10 - Áontú has left the technical group of TDs RTÉ political correspondent, Micheál Lehane, took to X to say that Áontú has left the technical group.
He said that Murphy should be given leeway for her first day in the job and that he thinks she will be a “capable” Ceann Comhairle. Fine Gael is expected to take the Departments of Health, Foreign Affairs, Finance, Education, Agriculture and the Department of Communications while also keeping the Department of Enterprise.
Things are little bit trickier and unclear on the Fianna Fáil side of the house with Micheál Martin’s party holding eight seats at cabinet. A heavy pinch salt is needed and we will only know for sure once the calls start coming in after Martin, who is still not the taoiseach, returns from the Áras. 14.00 - Labour ‘ready to hold this new Government to account’ Ivana Bacik, leader of the Labour party, has said her party will hold the incoming government to account despite what she called"grubby deals and efforts to eat into opposition speaking time".
He said that while some blame today’s behaviour on the actions of the Ceann Comhairle, the upset is also a reflection on the way the government was “stitched together”. 13.05 - Thomas Byrne condemns ‘faux outrage’ from Opposition Fianna Fáil politician Thomas Byrne said that the “faux outrage” from the opposition benches should not take away from the “solemnity” of appointing a new taoiseach.
— Thomas Byrne January 22, 2025 13.00 -Opposition parties call for a meeting of the Dáil Business Committee A meeting of the Dáil Business Committee has been called by Opposition parties to resolve the row over speaking time, according to reports from the Irish Independent. Just 54 days after the general election, Micheál Martin will today be elected as taoiseach for the second time, before appointing his government, made up of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and a group of independents.
12.40 - Recap: who is expected to get Cabinet positions? Speculation is gathering in the halls of Leinster House about who will get which ministries once Martin returns from the Áras later this afternoon. While speculation was rife in recent weeks that Helen McEntee would gazump Peter Burke out of the enterprise brief, the deputy Fine Gael leader is now being tipped to become the next Minister for Education.
— Richard Boyd Barrett January 22, 2025 12.02 - Dáil suspended for the second time Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy suspends proceedings for a second time following unrest in the Dáil.Murphy said she will deal with the matter of speaking rights"expeditiously" meaning before February 5. Outside the house, incoming junior minister Kevin 'Boxer' Moran, was heard to earlier remark there was no way he could do local radio in the front car park with the noise of the protesters in the background.
11.32 - Murphy suspends proceedings Barely half an hour into the first sitting of the Dáil and new Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has had to suspend the house due to a row over speaking right.
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