Enda Kenny is to be re-elected Taoiseach tomorrow – 70 days after the people voted in the general election.
The special Dáil sitting has been agreed to as Fine Gael completes an agreement with Independents.
One of the key promises of the new minority Government is to end the use of hotels and B and B's for homeless families, while 10,000 additional children are to get medical cards.
Details of the 150 page Programme for Government have been leaking out – with some 7 billion eiro extra to be spent on public services over the next five years.
Housing and homelessness takes up a significant chunk with a new minister in this area and a promise to end the use of hotels and B and B's for families with another 500 "quick build" homes.
An examination of how credit unions could fund social housing will take place, and 18,000 of the already promised 35,000 social housing units are to be delivered bt the end of 2017.
New legislation forcing banks to introsuce split mortgages for some people is also promised.
On health an extra 10,000 medical cards are to be given to children.
A citizen's convention on how to deal with the eighth amendment is included.
The roads budget will be increased by up to 50 percent, while several Garda stations closed by previous Governments are to be re-opened.
And so 70 days after the people voted, refusing to re-elect the outgoing Government, Enda Kenny will be re-elected Taoiseach – the first time a Fine Gael leader will serve consecutive terms in the office.
