Independents likely to get 'voice at the Cabinet table' with potential super junior ministry

Parties had hoped to have a programme agreed by the end of this week to facilitate membership votes that would pave the way for a new Taoiseach to be elected when the Dáil reconvenes on January 22

It has been suggested that disabilities, which is currently part of Roderic O'Gorman's Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth, would be represented by an independent super junior minister. File Picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

Independent TDs will likely "have a voice at the Cabinet table" as they look set to formally join government formation talks later this week.

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael negotiating teams resumed talks on Monday, with a group of regional independents also meeting to discuss their platform.