Due to the population increase, a number of constituencies are set to see additional seats for TDs, with Dublin and surrounding counties all likely to see a jump.
The Government has held together remarkably well, but as problems in housing and health persist, there is little that Taoiseach Micheál Martin can point to as a legacy.
The announcement of a €55m package for the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) should finally give it the respect it deserves, as well as a personal victory for Heritage Minister Malcolm Noonan.