A cross-party committee decided on Thursday night that a motion on the Gaza aid flotilla would be tabled on Tuesday.

It comes as Sinn Féin said one of its senators was on board a boat in the flotilla that was targeted by multiple drones.

Sinn Fein said it had six candidates in the Seanad elections, overlooking two long-standing representatives.

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris said the party's position is clear, and a coalition of this kind would be incoherent from a policy point of view