Nominations for a new Taoiseach are now underway in the Dail, after Simon Harris tendered his resignation earlier, as part of the new term.
However as there’s no Government in place yet, a new leader won’t be selected.
Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty a short time ago proposed Mary Lou McDonald as the next Taoiseach.
He told the Dail that a new Government is needed to deliver change:
