The first parliamentary meetings will be held later today.
There's no set timeframe on when a new government has to be formed - that's the view of newly elected Fine Gael TD for Offaly, John Clendennen.
Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein will hold their first parliamentary meetings later today - with new Daíl arrivals giving their views on coalition options.
As speculation on the make up of the next Government continues, Deputy Clendennen says Fine Gael's position should be clearer after today's talks:
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