Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness are to hold further talks today.
They are meeting in a bid to resolve a row over welfare cuts that has threatened the stability of the Northern Executive.
The row erupted last Monday when Sinn Féin made a shock announcement just hours before a final Assembly debate.
It centres on whether Stormont-funded mitigation schemes designed to support those in Northern Ireland who lose out under the reformed UK welfare system will cover future claimants, not just existing ones.
Sinn Féin pulled support after alleging the DUP had acted in bad faith by proposing to limit the schemes to current claimants.
The DUP has insisted there had never been an agreement to support future claimants and said such a system would require another £286m.
Implementing the British government's changes to the benefits system is a key plank of December's landmark Stormont House Agreement which was agreed after 11 weeks of intensive negotiations.
Without the already long-delayed legislation passing, the whole deal would likely implode and the future of the powersharing institutions would be plunged into uncertainty.
Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has warned that without agreement on welfare the budget would be unsustainable and the devolution of corporation tax powers would be put in jeopardy.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the current difficulties were among the topics that were discussed before the parties concluded the Stormont agreement some months ago.
Speaking in Texas yesterday, Mr Kenny said he would urge Mr Robinson and Mr McGuinness to deal with their outstanding issues.
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