SINN Féin remains the largest political party in the Republic according to a new opinion poll.
Figures in the Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes poll show that Sinn Féin has maintained a level of 34 per cent support since last month.
The results were taken from a survey of 936 eligible voters over 13 days.
It was a different story for the Fine Gael, however, who suffered a four point drop down to 19 per cent in the weeks after Leo Varadkar returned as taoiseach.
Fianna Fail appear to have picked up the slack with an increase in popularity of four points to 25 per cent.
With the return of the Dail, satisfaction with the Irish government has remained at 41 per cent.
In terms of individual leaders, Micheál Martin is the most popular party leader at 51 per cent, with Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald at 47 per cent and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar dropping one point to 41per cent.
For the smaller parties, Labour increased by one point to 4 per cent, the Green Party remained at 5 per cent while the Social Democrats and Solidarity/People Before Profit added a percentage point to 2 per cent in support.
Other findings of the poll touched on recent protests against immigration policy, with some being made outside the homes of representatives.
An overwhelming majority of those surveyed (90 per cent said politicians should have the right to privacy in their own home.
