Pressure is mounting on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to expel the Russian ambassador to Ireland because the Irish people want him out of the country, the Dáil has heard.
Both Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald and Labour leader Alan Kelly have called once again on the Taoiseach to expel Yury Filatov.
The Taoiseach has insisted it is important to keep the channels of communication open through the ambassador to assist Irish citizens living in Russia.