Tánaiste refuses to comment on Michael Lowry's integrity after DPP receives file on Moriarty Tribunal

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are expected to form the next government with the Regional Independents — led by the Tipperary TD

Tánaiste Micheál Martin at the Young Scientist exhibition in the RDS, Dublin, on Thursday. Mr Martin said that, despite his call in 2011 for Mr Lowry to resign from the Dáil, he has been elected in every subsequent election by voters in Tipperary. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has declined to say if Independent Tipperary TD Michael Lowry is a man of integrity, as the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) receives a file on the Moriarty Tribunal.

Negotiations to form the next government are currently underway, with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael expected to coalesce with the Regional Independents — led by Mr Lowry.