The political season gets into full swing this lunchtime as three parties begin their annual think-ins.
Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fáil are all holding two-day meetings of their parliamentary parties before the Dáil and Seanad return on Wednesday.
For the two government parties, the focus will be next month's Budget, and how to deal with growing discontent among their backbenchers.
Fine Gael's chairman meanwhile says there's nothing stopping the party's rebel TDs from re-applying to join the parliamentary party.
Our political correspondent Gavan Reilly reports.
