Its looking ever more likely that the Taoiseach Enda Kenny will remain in charge after a number of Government sources said the Fine Gael leader will nit announce a departure date later this evening.
The news comes ahead of this evenings Fine Gael Parliamentary Party were Mr Kenny will outline a number of key party issues.
The Taoiseach has come in for strong criticism in recent weeks after he made a number of critical errors in the handling of the Sgt Maurice McCabe scandal.
However Mr Kenny has defended his leadership credentials reiterated his desire to stay on as leader of the party.