Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have been accused of having their minds on another election rather than forming a government.

The claims from Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae come as the Labour leader Joan Burton warns her party to prepare for a second election.

The Dáil sits this morning for the fifth time since the general election with no sign of a Taoiseach.

Danny Healy Rae says it's because the two main parties have their mind on another vote: