Fine Gael has tabled its plans for Dáil reform - including more time for ministers' questions and more family-friendly working hours.

It has published its plans for a new all-party committee on Dáil reform, which was officially set up yesterday.

The plans also include giving more backbenchers a chance to table bills of their own.

Fine Gael's Eoghan Murphy has said the moves should make it easier to hold a new government to account.

“We had some very constructive meetings with Independents and with smaller parties during the week. Reform was a big part of that, as to what they’d like to see,” said Murphy.

“This is about the newly elected members of the Dáil working together, regardless of party affiliation, to try and get the place to be more efficient and more responsive too. What we need as representatives is to be able to do our work, that’s what the public what to see.”