Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Arising from the Taoiseach's statement earlier today and his confirmation to the House during Leaders' Questions of his intention to resign from office on 6 May, what arrangements will be made for the election of a new Taoiseach? Tuesday, 6 May is the day following the May bank holiday. The House does not usually sit, as it should, on the Tuesday following a bank holiday. Is it intended that the House will sit on 6 May to elect a Taoiseach? What arrangements are planned for the election of a successor following the Taoiseach's resignation on 6 May?

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