Election battle to replace Eoghan Murphy already under way

The outgoing former housing minister will receive over €60,000 in termination payments in the next eight months but will have to wait at least a decade to see his pensions

Eoghan Murphy: The race to fill his seat has already commenced. File Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The by-election to replace former housing minister Eoghan Murphy will have to take place over two days to allow for Covid-19 social distancing, under new laws to be approved by the Dáil before the summer.

Both Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar paid tribute to Mr Murphy at Cabinet yesterday, describing his departure as a “loss to politics”.