The 33rd Dáil is meeting for the second time this afternoon - but there won't be any votes to elect a Taoiseach.
So little progress has been made over the past two weeks that most TDs feel it would be a waste of time to have votes that won't lead to any result.
Instead, the chamber will debate the coronavirus and hear statements on the recent European Council meeting and Brexit negotiations.
There is also a motion on the agenda to establish a committee on Dáil reform.
Outside the chamber, the parliamentary parties of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will meet separately to be briefed by their members that took part in a six-hour policy discussion between the two parties yesterday.
Fianna Fáil is openly saying it wants to move things on to more detailed discussions about forming a government with Fine Gael.
However, Leo Varadkar's party still insists it wants to enter opposition and that the numbers are there to form a government without them.
There would have to be a change of heart for one side to move things forward.
Either Fine Gael decides to start more detailed talks with Fianna Fáil, or Fianna Fáil would have to re-examine negotiating with Sinn Féin - something they have categorically ruled out.
'Some common ground'
Following yesterday's meeting, Fianna Fáil's Michael McGrath said they are willing to step up efforts to form the next government.
He explained: "There was certainly common ground on some issues, but also significant policy differences between both parties.
"There wasn't an effort to bridge policy differences - that's not what it was about.
"It was an opening exchange of views on the main policy areas, and where it goes from here will be determined by the decisions made by the respective parliamentary parties."
Fine Gael Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe reiterated after yesterday's meeting that Fine Gael doesn't need to be involved in the next government - suggesting there are "many governments possible" within the current Dáil.
