Lucinda Creighton has said Renua will not disband despite the party's failure to secure any seats in the General Election.

Ms Creighton, who founded the Renua party after she left Fine Gael, lost her seat in Dublin Bay South.

The former Fine Gael Junior Minister was first elected to the Dáil in 2007.

Lucinda Creighton has said she believes she has made a contribution to political life and that she is looking forward to the next chapter.

Creighton also claimed she is committed to the party, but it is too early to say whether she will remain on as leader.

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Thank you to all the @RENUAIreland supporters & candidates.Disappointed but happy to have more time with this lady! pic.twitter.com/ZJc0wIBuMw

— Lucinda Creighton (@LCreighton) February 28, 2016

“Obviously we are very disappointed that we lost the three seats that we had in the Dáil, but on the other hand we have exceeded the 2% threshold for State funding and that means that the party now has a future,” said Creighton.

“It has the capacity to build, to grow and a lot of our candidates around the country who stood in the Election are firmly committed to running in the next local elections and building a base.

“Irish politics requires you to have that type of base.”