Fianna Fail is set to examine Department of Justice documents tonight in a fresh attempt to avoid an election.
They were handed over this afternoon after Leo Varardkar and Micheál Martin met to discuss the crisis in Government.
The documents had been prepared on the back of a parliamentary question brought forward by Labour's Alan Kelly.
So far neither side has moved on their positions - Fine Gael want the Tánaiste to stay and Fianna Fáil want her to go.
Philip Ryan is political correspondent with the Sunday Independent:
Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin says it's an 'extraordinary development'.Deputy Howlin says the documents must be provided to all the opposition parties if the Taoiseach wants to avoid further controversy: